pulmonary vein

noun

, Anatomy.

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

pulmonary vein

noun

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

pulmonary vein

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pulmonary vein¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

Each lobule has a branch of the pulmonary artery entering it, and a similar rootlet of the pulmonary vein leaving it.

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It is then collected by the branches of the pulmonary vein, and conveyed to the left chamber of the heart.

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The opening of the sinus venosus is to the right of this shell, that of the pulmonary vein to the left.

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It is from the pulmonary vein that connection is made with the aorta, starting the blood on its course through the body again.

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From the lungs the blood returns through the pulmonary vein to the left auricle.

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