pulmonary artery

noun

, Anatomy.

1. an artery conveying venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.

pulmonary artery

noun

1. either of the two arteries that convey oxygen-depleted blood from the heart to the lungs

pulmonary artery

1. The artery that carries blood with low levels of oxygen from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.

pulmonary artery

1. A large artery that carries blood directly from the heart to the lungs .

Word History and Origins

Origin of pulmonary artery¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

The painting is of a human heart set inside a wind-up music box that has a metal rod poking out of the pulmonary artery.

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Death in such circumstances is usually attributed to embolism of the pulmonary artery.

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At the post-mortem examination the right pulmonary artery was found plugged with a thick clot.

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An embolus occupied the pulmonary artery, resembling a blood-clot found in the left common and internal iliac veins.

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At the post-mortem examination the left and right branches of the pulmonary artery contained an embolus.

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One month later he was seized with urgent dyspnœa and signs clearly indicating the lodgment of an embolus in the pulmonary artery.

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