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Noun: vena hepatica
  1. A vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava
    "The ultrasound showed normal blood flow in the vena hepatica";
    - hepatic vein

Derived forms: vena hepaticas

Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel

Part of: liver

Encyclopedia: Vena hepatica