Pulmonary artery

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pulmonary artery
    n 1: one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that
         carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs [syn:
         {pulmonary artery}, {arteria pulmonalis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   {Pulmonary artery}. See the Note under {Artery}.
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