Found 2 items, similar to pulmonary artery.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pulmonary artery pulmonary artery n : one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs [syn: arteria pulmonalis ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pulmonary artery Pulmonary \Pul"mo*na*ry\, a. [L. pulmonarius, from pulmo, -onis, a lung; of uncertain origin, perh. named from its lightness, and akin to E. float: cf. F. pulmonaire. Cf. Pneumonia.] Of or pertaining to the lungs; affecting the lungs; pulmonic. [1913 Webster] Pulmonary artery. See the Note under Artery. [1913 Webster]