portemonnaie

A small leather pocket-book for holding money, . *porte-col-ise, s . [PORTCULLIS.] IMG:content-1356.jpg:[blocks in formation] portal-vein, s. Anat .: A vein about three inches long, commencing at the junction of the splenic and superior mesenteric veins and pa ing upward a little to the right to reach the transverse fi ure of the liver. ( Quain .) [PORTAL-CIRCULATION.]