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Portal System  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A system of vessels in which blood, after passing through one CAPILLARY BED, is conveyed through a second set of capillaries before it returns to the systemic circulation. It pertains especially to the hepatic portal system.

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