pulmonary artery


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

Origin of pulmonary artery

1
First recorded in 1695–1705

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British Dictionary definitions for pulmonary artery

pulmonary artery

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

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Scientific definitions for pulmonary artery

pulmonary artery

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

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Cultural definitions for pulmonary artery

pulmonary artery

[ (pool-muh-ner-ee) ]


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

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