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prepyloric vein
 

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Noun prepyloric vein has 1 sense
  1. prepyloric vein, vena pylorica - a tributary of the right gastric vein
    --1 is a kind of vein, vena, venous blood vessel

Definitions from the Web

Prepyloric Vein

Noun:

  1. A vein that is located near or leading to the pylorus, a small opening between the stomach and the small intestine.

Example sentences:

  1. The surgeon carefully identified and ligated the prepyloric vein during the procedure.
  2. The prepyloric vein is responsible for draining blood away from the stomach.

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