prepyloric vein
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pre·py·lor·ic vein
[TA]a tributary of the right gastric vein that passes anterior to the pylorus at its junction with the duodenum.
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pre·py·lor·ic vein
(prē'pī-lōr'ik vān) [TA]A tributary of the right gastric vein that passes anterior to the pylorus at its junction with the duodenum.
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Latarget,
André, French anatomist, 1877-1947.Latarget nerve - terminal branch of anterior vagal trunk which runs along lesser curvature of the stomach. Synonym(s): superior hypogastric plexus
Latarget vein - a tributary of the right gastric vein that passes anterior to the pylorus at its junction with the duodenum. Synonym(s): prepyloric vein
Mayo,
William J., U.S. surgeon, 1861-1939.Mayo operation - radical cure of umbilical hernia.
Mayo vein - Synonym(s): prepyloric vein
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