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pul·mona·ry arte·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pulmonary artery, arteria pulmonalisnoun

    one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs

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  1. pulmonary arterynoun

    The artery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.

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  1. Pulmonary artery

    A pulmonary artery is an artery in the pulmonary circulation that carries deoxygenated blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs. The largest pulmonary artery is the main pulmonary artery or pulmonary trunk from the heart, and the smallest ones are the arterioles, which lead to the capillaries that surround the pulmonary alveoli.

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  1. pulmonary artery

    The pulmonary artery is a large blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart's right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation. It is one of the only arteries in the human body that carries deoxygenated blood, with the other being the umbilical artery in the fetus. It splits into two, forming the right and left pulmonary arteries to the respective lungs.

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  1. Pulmonary artery

    The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs. It is one of the only arteries that carry deoxygenated blood. In the human heart, the pulmonary trunk begins at the base of the right ventricle. It is short and wide—approximately 5 centimetres in length and 3 centimetres in diameter. It then branches into two pulmonary arteries, which deliver de-oxygenated blood to the corresponding lung. In contrast to the pulmonary arteries, the bronchial arteries supply nutrition to the lungs themselves.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Pulmonary Artery

    The short wide vessel arising from the conus arteriosus of the right ventricle and conveying unaerated blood to the lungs.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pulmonary artery in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pulmonary artery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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