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Noun: pyloric vein
  1. Receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein
    "The pyloric vein plays a role in draining blood from the stomach region";
    - right gastric vein, vena gastrica-dextra

Derived forms: pyloric veins

Type of: gastric vein, vena gastrica

Encyclopedia: Pyloric vein