Meaning of advehent | Babel Free

Definitions

Carrying towards an organ or structure.

not-comparable

Examples

“In Nautilus this vena cava gives off at the level of the gills four branchial advehent veins, which pass⟳ into the four gills without dilating.”

“The posterior renal advehent vein is formed by the union of a number⟳ of small branches bringing blood from the muscles of the pelvis, the caudal region and cloaca with its closely related organs.”

“After birth, when the placental blood is cut⟳ off, blood is distributed in the liver by branches of the portal vein, which represent⟳ the advehent hepatic veins; it is collected again by branches which unite⟳ to form⟳ the revehent hepatic veins, or hepatic veins proper, and the latter open⟳ into the inferior vena cava.”

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