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hepatic vein

hepatic vein

1 4.7
A vein that carries blood away from the liver to the large vein leading to the heart
  • noun
  • /hɪˈpætɪk veɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vena hepática

Examples

  • Portal and hepatic veins were normal.

    Academic text (2007)

  • I came to realize that intrahepatic control of the hepatic veins was critical to reducing blood loss.

    Academic text (2017)

  • On hemostatic hepatic surgery: "I came to realize intrahepatic control of the hepatic veins was critical to reducing blood loss...

    Academic text (2017)

  • Abdominal ultrasound showed prominent inferior vena cava and dilated hepatic veins with minimal ascites.

    Academic text (2007)

  • During the surgery, the doctor carefully monitored the hepatic vein to prevent excessive bleeding.

  • An ultrasound revealed that the hepatic vein was enlarged due to increased blood flow.

  • Blood from the liver travels through the hepatic vein before entering the inferior vena cava.

Synonyms

vena hepatica
vshepatic vein
  • Specialized
7.0

A vein that carries blood from the liver to the large vein returning blood to the heart

is the common English name used in general and clinical writing

Surface Forms

hepatic vein singular
hepatic veins plural

Morphology

hepatic + vein

The meaning is directly derivable from 'hepatic' (liver-related) + 'vein' (blood vessel returning blood): it denotes a vein associated with the liver. This compositional pattern is literal and cross-linguistically regular, so learners who know both constituents will readily understand the term.

Etymology

Hepatic vein is a direct name: hepatic means 'related to the liver' and vein means 'a blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart'. So hepatic vein is the vein that takes blood away from the liver toward the heart.