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Noun: splenic vein
  1. A vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein
    - vena lienalis

Derived forms: splenic veins

Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel

Part of: lien [archaic], spleen

Encyclopedia: Splenic vein