Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hepatic_vein

1 sense of hepatic vein

Sense 1
hepatic vein, vena hepatica -- (a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava)
       => vein, vena, venous blood vessel -- (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood")