pulmonary vein

pulmonary vein

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

Origin:
1695–1705

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pulmonary vein
 
n
any one of the four veins that convey oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart

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pulmonary vein n.
A vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.

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