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pulmonary vein

DEFINITIONS OF: pulmonary vein

1

n any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

Synonyms:
vena pulmonalis
Types:
inferior pulmonary vein, vena pulmanalis inferior
either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs
superior pulmonary vein, vena pulmonalis superior
either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs
Type of:
vein, vena, venous blood vessel
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
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