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Noun: paraumbilical vein
  1. Small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins
    "The paraumbilical veins can become enlarged in certain liver conditions";
    - vena paraumbilicalis

Derived forms: paraumbilical veins

Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel

Encyclopedia: Paraumbilical vein