right gastric vein

right gas·tric vein

[TA]

it receives veins from both surfaces of the upper portion of the stomach, runs to the right along the lesser curvature of the stomach, and empties into the portal vein.

Synonym(s): vena gastrica dextra [TA], pyloric vein

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right gas·tric vein

(rīt gas'trik vān) [TA]

It receives veins from both surfaces of the upper portion of the stomach, runs to the right along the lesser curvature of the stomach, and empties into the portal vein.
Synonym(s): pyloric vein.

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