SUPERIOR PULMONARY VEIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs

Synonyms:

superior pulmonary vein; vena pulmonalis superior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

pulmonary vein; vena pulmonalis (any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart)

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