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Definition of Central veins of liver
1. Noun. Terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids.
Medical Definition of Central veins of liver
1. The terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie centrally in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids. Synonym: venae centrales hepatis, Krukenberg's veins. (05 Mar 2000)