paraumbilical vein

paraumbilical vein definition - medical

par·a·um·bil·i·cal vein (părˌə-ŭm-bĭlˈĭ-kəl)

noun
Any of the small veins that arise from cutaneous veins about the umbilicus and terminate as accessory portal veins.

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