Portocaval

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the portal vein and the vena cava. not-comparable

    "portocaval anastomosis"

Example

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"He divided extrahepatic portocaval shunts into two types: first, end-to-side shunts, where the portal vein (PV) terminates in the inferior vena cava (IVC), and the second, side-to-side shunts in which there is venous communication between a patent PV and the IVC."

Etymology

From porto- + caval.

Related phrases

portal veinvena cava

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