Meanings
nounpancreatic vein (plural pancreatic veins)
plural pancreatic veins
- anatomyAny of a group of small vessels that drain from the pancreas to the splenic vein.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounveins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins
Similar
venae pancreatica
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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pancreatic vein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancreatic%20vein
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“pancreatic vein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancreatic%20vein. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pancreatic vein,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancreatic%20vein.
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