noun
hepatic vein
Anatomical term for the veins that drain blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava.
肝静脈は肝臓から血液を運び出す血管です。
The hepatic vein is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the liver.
門脈 (portal vein) carries blood to the liver, while 肝静脈 carries blood away from it.
Compound of 肝 (かん, 'liver') and 静脈 (じょうみゃく, 'vein').