Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portohepatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: por-to-hep-at-ic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or connecting the portal vein and the hepatic vein; relating to the hepatic portal vein

Example Sentences

"[ 4 ] “a persistence of portions of the omphalomesenteric (vitelline) venous system from the second month of fetal life is the most likely explanation for the portohepatic venous malformation.” Some small intrahepatic portosystemic shunts ( Table 1 ) located between the portal branches and hepatic veins disappear spontaneously by age 1 to 2 years [ 6, 7 ]."

Etymology

From porto- + hepatic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: porto

Questions

What does portohepatic mean?: Relating to, or connecting the portal vein and the hepatic vein; relating to the hepatic portal vein
Where does portohepatic come from?: From porto- + hepatic.

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