Vena Gastrica Sinistra is a medical term for the left gastric vein. Synonyms for this term include the gastric vein, the left gastric vein, and the vena gastrica sinistra. This vein plays an important role in draining blood from the stomach, and it is also a key component of the portal vein system. Other synonyms for this term include vena coronaria ventriculi sinistri, which means the left coronary vein of the stomach, and vena coronaria ventriculi, which is a term used to describe all the veins that drain blood from the stomach. Whatever term is used, it is clear that the vena gastrica sinistra is an important component of the human cardiovascular system.