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rectal venous plexus

Term ID
UBERON:0008887
Synonyms
  • haemorrhoidal plexus
  • hemorrhoidal plexus
  • plexus haemorrhoidalis
  • plexus venosus rectalis
Definition
The hemorrhoidal plexus (or rectal venous plexus) surrounds the rectum, and communicates in front with the vesical venous plexus in the male, and the uterovaginal plexus in the female. A free communication between the portal and systemic venous systems is established through the hemorrhoidal plexus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectal_venous_plexus
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