prepyloric vein

prepyloric vein definition - medical

pre·py·lo·ric vein (prēˌpī-lôrˈĭk, -pĭ-)

noun
A tributary of the right gastric vein that passes anteriorly to the pylorus at its junction with the duodenum.

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