PULMONARY VEIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

Synonyms:

pulmonary vein; vena pulmonalis

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pulmonary vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pulmonary vein"):

inferior pulmonary vein; vena pulmanalis inferior (either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs)

superior pulmonary vein; vena pulmonalis superior (either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs)

Holonyms ("pulmonary vein" is a part of...):

lung (either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood)