Term: splenic vein: a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: spike heath: small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: attack submarine: a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: thermometer: measuring instrument for measuring temperature
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: endodontics: the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: hideaway: an area where you can be alone
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: primary color for light: any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: 1780s: the decade from 1780 to 1789
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: imperforate hymen: hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow out
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: ull: (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: silphium: tall North American perennial herbs