portal triad

noun

A distinctive component of a hepatic lobule, found running along each of the lobule's corners, that consists of branches of the hepatic artery proper, hepatic portal vein and bile ducts, as well as other structures.

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nounportal triad (plural portal triads)

plural portal triads

  1. anatomyA distinctive component of a hepatic lobule, found running along each of the lobule's corners, that consists of branches of the hepatic artery proper, hepatic portal vein and bile ducts, as well as other structures.
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