1. a vein conveying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
British Dictionary definitions for pulmonary vein
noun 1. any one of the four veins that convey oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart
pulmonary vein in Medicine
pulmonary vein n.
A vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
pulmonary vein in Science
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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