pulmonary vein

noun Anatomy.

a vein conveying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.

Origin of pulmonary vein

First recorded in 1695–1705

Words nearby pulmonary vein

pulmonary stenosis, pulmonary tree, pulmonary trunk, pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary valve, pulmonary vein, pulmonary ventilation, pulmonate, pulmonic, pulmonic airstream, pulmonitis

British Dictionary definitions for pulmonary vein

pulmonary vein

noun

any one of the four veins that convey oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart

Medical definitions for pulmonary vein

pulmonary vein

n.

A vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.

Scientific definitions for pulmonary vein

pulmonary vein

Any of the veins that carry blood with high levels of oxygen from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.