English noun: pulmonary vein | |||
1. | pulmonary vein (body) any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart | ||
Synonyms | vena pulmonalis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | vein, vena, venous blood vessel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | inferior pulmonary vein, superior pulmonary vein, vena pulmanalis inferior, vena pulmonalis superior | ||
Part meronym | lung | ||