Anatomy
pulmonary vein

pul·mo·nar·y vein
Subclass of:
Veins
Definitions related to pulmonary veins:
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(vein, pulmonary) Any of the veins that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs and drain into the left atrium of the heart.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Large vein carrying oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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One of four veins that carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the cardiac left atrium.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Vein in the pulmonary vemnous system.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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The veins that carry blood from the lungs to the left atrium.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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The veins that return the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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