central veins of liver
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central veins of liver
[TA]initial vein of the hepatic venous system, located in the center of the conceptual hepatic lobule, receiving blood from sinuses and draining into collecting veins that become hepatic veins.
Synonym(s): venae centrales hepatis [TA], Krukenberg veins
cen·tral veins of liv·er
(sen'trăl vānz liv'ĕr) [TA]Initial vein of the hepatic venous system, located in the center of the conceptual hepatic lobule, receiving blood from sinuses and draining into collecting veins that become hepatic veins.
Synonym(s): Krukenberg veins.
Synonym(s): Krukenberg veins.
Krukenberg,
Adolph, German anatomist, 1816-1877.Krukenberg veins - the terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie centrally in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids. Synonym(s): central veins of liver