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pulmonary vein

A vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.

pulmonary vein

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any one of the four veins that convey oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart

pulmonary vein

Any of the veins that carry blood with high levels of oxygen from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.

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Noun

pulmonary vein - any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

vena pulmonalis

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

lung - either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"

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pulmonary vein (redirected from Pulmonary Veins)

pulmonary vein
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