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Pulmonary artery   /pˈʊlmənˌɛri ˈɑrtəri/   Listen
Pulmonary artery

noun
1.
One of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs.  Synonym: arteria pulmonalis.






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"Pulmonary artery" Quotes from Famous Books



... the blood from the body tissues. The capillaries are small blood-vessels, microscopic in size, that connect the arteries with the veins. The arteries carry the pure blood. The opposite is true, however, of the lesser or pulmonary system. The pulmonary artery carries the impure blood to the lungs, and the pulmonary veins carry the pure blood back from the lungs. The lymphatic vessels carry a transparent or slightly colored fluid and chyle from the tissues ...
— Common Diseases of Farm Animals • R. A. Craig, D. V. M.



Words linked to "Pulmonary artery" :   pulmonary trunk, arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery, arteria pulmonalis, truncus pulmonalis



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