portohepatic

English

Etymology

porto- +‎ hepatic

Adjective

portohepatic (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the portal vein and the hepatic vein; relating to the hepatic portal vein
   • 2015 July 14, Kalyan Paudel, Eric K. Hoffer, “Transhepatic Embolization of Congenital Intrahepatic Portosystemic Venous Shunts with Associated Aneurysms”, in Case Reports in Medicine‎^[1], volume 2015, →DOI:

     [ 4 ] “a persistence of portions of the omphalomesenteric (vitelline) venous system from the second month of fetal life is the most likely explanation for the portohepatic venous malformation.” Some small intrahepatic portosystemic shunts ( Table 1 ) located between the portal branches and hepatic veins disappear spontaneously by age 1 to 2 years [ 6, 7 ].

Anagrams

• hepatotropic, proteopathic