cystic veins


cys·tic veins

[TA] veins, usually anterior and posterior, which drain the neck of the gallbladder and cystic duct, along which they pass to enter the right branch of the portal vein; they communicate extensively with surrounding veins of the stomach, duodenum, and pancreas. Synonym(s): vena cystica [TA]

cys·tic veins

(sis'tik vānz) [TA] Veins, usually anterior and posterior, which drain the neck of the gallbladder and cystic duct, along which they pass to enter the right branch of the portal vein; they communicate extensively with surrounding veins of the stomach, duodenum, and pancreas.