Anatomy
pulmonary trunk
pul·mo·nar·y trunk
Definitions related to pulmonary trunk:
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An artery arising from the right ventricle of the heart that bifurcates into the left and right pulmonary arteries.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The artery arising from the right ventricle of the heart that bifurcates into the left and right pulmonary arteries.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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