Anatomy
mesenteric veins
Subclass of:
Portal System
Definitions related to mesenteric vein:
  • (vein, mesenteric) A vein of the abdomen; in general it arises from the intestines and pancreas, combines with the splenic vein, and drains into the portal vein.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • One of two veins (inferior or superior) that returns deoxygenated blood from the intestines.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Veins which return blood from the intestines; the inferior mesenteric vein empties into the splenic vein, the superior mesenteric vein joins the splenic vein to form the portal vein.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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