pulmonary artery

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsarteria pulmonalis

   Broaderartery

   Narrowerpulmonary trunk

Questions about pulmonary artery

What does pulmonary artery mean?

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

What is another word for pulmonary artery?

Close synonyms include arteria pulmonalis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.