1. an artery conveying venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
Examples from the web for pulmonary artery
- Once it is in place, the blood pressure in the pulmonary artery is measured.
- It is directed forward and toward the right and overlaps the root of the pulmonary artery.
- The aorta and pulmonary artery are enclosed in one tube, the arterial mesocardium.
- Doctors discovered a rare condition stemming from his previously unknown lack of a right main pulmonary artery.
British Dictionary definitions for pulmonary artery
noun 1. either of the two arteries that convey oxygen-depleted blood from the heart to the lungs
pulmonary artery in Medicine
pulmonary artery n.
An artery that enters the hilus of the right lung, with branches distributed with the bronchi; right pulmonary artery.
An artery that enters the hilus of the left lung, with branches distributed with the bronchi; left pulmonary artery.
pulmonary artery in Science
pulmonary artery
The artery that carries blood with low levels of oxygen from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
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pulmonary artery in Culture
pulmonary artery [(
pool-muh-ner-ee)]
A large artery that carries blood directly from the heart to the lungs.