Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Surrounding the portal vein of the liver: as, periportal fibrous tissue.
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- adjective anatomy Around the
portal vein .
Etymologies
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peri- + portal
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Examples
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And coagulative necrosis in the periportal hepatocytes.
Second Glance Jodi Picoult 2003
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Fibrin deposition within the periportal sinusoids, and microscopic areas of hemorrhage.
Second Glance Jodi Picoult 2003
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The liver structure with terminal hepatic venules (v) and portal tracts (T) is changed due to periportal invasion of inflammatory cells and fibrotic reactions in Notch mutant mice (arrows and insert,
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Alexis Dumortier et al. 2010
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Figure 4B), as well as periportal inflammatory infiltrations in the liver (Figure 4C).
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Alexis Dumortier et al. 2010
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