VENA GASTRICA SINISTRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena gastrica sinistra mean? 

• VENA GASTRICA SINISTRA (noun)
  The noun VENA GASTRICA SINISTRA has 1 sense:

1. arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein

  Familiarity information: VENA GASTRICA SINISTRA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA GASTRICA SINISTRA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

left gastric vein; vena gastrica sinistra

Hypernyms ("vena gastrica sinistra" is a kind of...):

gastric vein; vena gastrica (one of several veins draining the stomach walls)