portal vein

por·tal vein

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pawr-tl, pohr- veyn]
- /ˈpɔr tl, ˈpoʊr- veɪn/
- /ˈpɔː.təl veɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawr-tl, pohr- veyn]
- /ˈpɔr tl, ˈpoʊr- veɪn/

Definitions of portal vein words

noun portal vein the large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas. 1
noun portal vein any vein connecting two capillary networks, esp in the liver (hepatic portal vein) 0

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Origin of portal vein

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Portal vein

noun

adjective

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adverb

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portal vein popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

portal vein usage trend in Literature

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