left gastric vein

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Noun left gastric vein has 1 sense

left gastric vein, vena gastrica sinistra - arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein
--₁ is a kind of gastric vein, vena gastrica

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Left Gastric Vein

The left gastric vein is a blood vessel located in the abdomen that carries deoxygenated blood from the stomach and surrounding areas back to the heart. It is an important component of the digestive system.

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Noun

The left gastric vein refers to the specific blood vessel responsible for draining blood from the lesser curvature of the stomach and the lower part of the esophagus. It is an essential component of the portal venous system.

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The left gastric vein is one of the key veins involved in the circulatory system of the abdominal region.

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