Meanings
nounhepatic vein (plural hepatic veins)
plural hepatic veins
- anatomyThe vein that drain venous blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava
Similar
vena hepatica
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 肝靜脈 /肝静脉
- 肝靜脈 /肝静脉 (gānjìngmài)Translations
Korean 간정맥
- 간정맥 (ganjeongmaek)Translations
Polish żyła wątrobowa
- żyła wątrobowaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
hepatic vein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatic%20vein
MLA
“hepatic vein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatic%20vein. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hepatic vein,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatic%20vein.
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