National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Portal Venous System
Synonyms

Portal System

Portal Venous System

Definitions

A system of vessels in which blood, after passing through one capillary bed, is conveyed through a second set of capillaries before it returns to the systemic circulation. It pertains especially to the hepatic portal system.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33344

code

C33344

DEFINITION

A system of vessels in which blood, after passing through one capillary bed, is conveyed through a second set of capillaries before it returns to the systemic circulation. It pertains especially to the hepatic portal system.

FULL_SYN

Portal System

Portal Venous System

label

Portal Venous System

Legacy Concept Name

Portal_Venous_System

Preferred_Name

Portal Venous System

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33344

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0226727

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33858

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