pulmonary artery

/ˌpʌlməˈnɛri ˈɑrdəri/
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Other forms: pulmonary arteries

Definitions of pulmonary artery
  1. noun
    one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs
    synonyms: arteria pulmonalis
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery
    a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
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