NOUN | body | arteria pulmonalis, pulmonary artery | one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs |
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Meaning | One of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs. | |
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Synonym | pulmonary artery | |
Narrower | 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 |
Broader | artery, arteria, arterial blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body |
Spanish | arteria pulmonalis, arteria pulmonar | |
Catalan | artèria pulmonar |
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