HEPATIC VEINS
\hɛpˈatɪk vˈe͡ɪnz], \hɛpˈatɪk vˈeɪnz], \h_ɛ_p_ˈa_t_ɪ_k v_ˈeɪ_n_z]\
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Do not follow the course of the arteries of the same name. They arise in the substance of the liver; converge towards the posterior margin of that viscus, and open into the vena cava inferior. They convey away the blood carried to the liver by the hepatic artery and vena porta.
By Robley Dunglison
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