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• PORTAL HYPERTENSION (noun) The noun PORTAL HYPERTENSION has 1 sense: 1. increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veins Familiarity information: PORTAL HYPERTENSION used as a noun is very rare.
