n.
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
Idiom of the Day
see the light at the end of the tunnel
to foresee an end to something such as a problem or a task
I could see the light at the end of the tunnel and I knew that I would finish the work soon.