Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hepatic vein

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
hep-at-ic vein
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The vein that drain venous blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava.

Inflected Forms

hepatic veins (plural)

Synonyms

Questions

What does hepatic vein mean?
The vein that drain venous blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava.

How to pronounce hepatic vein

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