| NOUN | body | vena pulmonalis, pulmonary vein | any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart |
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| Meaning | Any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. | |
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| Synonym | pulmonary vein | |
| Part of | lung | Either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart |
| Spanish | vena pulmonalis, vena pulmonaris, vena pulmonar | |
| Catalan | vena pulmonalis, vena pulmonar | |
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