Noun: gastroepiploic vein
- One of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach
"The surgeon ligated the gastroepiploic vein during the partial gastrectomy";
- gastroomental vein, vena gastroomentalis
Derived forms: gastroepiploic veins
Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel
Part of: breadbasket [informal], stomach, tum [informal], tummy [informal]
Encyclopedia: Gastroepiploic vein