parumbilical vein

parumbilical vein
par·um·bil·i·cal vein .par-.əm-'bil-i-kəl-, Brit usu -.əm-bə-'lī- n any of several small veins that connect the veins of the anterior abdominal wall with the portal vein and the internal and common iliac veins

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  • Parumbilical — Par um*bil ic*al, a. [Pref. para + umbilical.] (Anat.) Near the umbilicus; applied especially to one or more small veins which, in man, connect the portal vein with the epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Paraumbilical veins — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = venae paraumbilicales GraySubject = 174 GrayPage = 682 Width = | Caption = DrainsFrom = DrainsTo = Artery = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = v 05 DorlandsSuf = 12851238 In the course of the ligamentum… …   Wikipedia

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