pulmonary artery
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pulmonary artery
n.
An artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
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pulmonary artery
n
(Anatomy) either of the two arteries that convey oxygen-depleted blood from the heart to the lungs
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pul′monary ar′tery
n.
one of a pair of arteries conveying venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
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pulmonary artery
An artery that carries blood with low levels of oxygen from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body pulmonary trunk, truncus pulmonalis - the artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries |
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pulmonary artery
n → Lungenarterie f
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