| NOUN | body | pulmonary artery, arteria pulmonalis | 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 | arteria pulmonalis | |
| 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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