1. a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein; [syn: splenic vein, vena lienalis]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
splenic vein
n 1: a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the
spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal
vein [syn: splenic vein, vena lienalis]