- hepatoportal system
- /hep'euh toh pawr"tl, -pohr"-, hi pat'euh-/, Anat.a vascular arrangement in vertebrates through which blood is transported into the liver from capillaries of the stomach, spleen, duodenum, pancreas, and intestines. Cf. portal system.[HEPATO- + PORTAL2]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.