pulmonary artery

American  

noun

Anatomy.

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

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pulmonary artery British  

noun

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

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pulmonary artery Scientific  

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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pulmonary artery Cultural  

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

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Etymology

Origin of pulmonary artery

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

This allows her heart to deflate, allowing the "very tricky" procedure to detach part of her heart - the right ventricular outflow tract - and the pulmonary artery from where it has stuck to her skin.

From BBC

The 16-year-old was born with a deformed pulmonary artery - a serious and potentially life-limiting condition - and a hole in her heart.

From BBC

The researchers determined a metric that can assess this compliance by using just the VAD itself and a pulmonary artery catheter that is commonly implanted in these patients.

From Science Daily

"We tried a fundamentally different approach -- cell therapy delivered into the pulmonary artery -- and found encouraging results, in patients already on combination conventional therapy."

From Science Daily

In the new study, Dr. Bashir and colleagues observed reductions in occlusions in segmental and proximal branches of the pulmonary artery 48 hours following treatment with the BASHIR™ catheter.

From Science Daily