- vena pulmonalis superior
- nouneither of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs• Syn: ↑superior pulmonary vein• Hypernyms: ↑pulmonary vein, ↑vena pulmonalis
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vena pulmonalis superior
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vena pulmonalis — noun any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart • Syn: ↑pulmonary vein • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel • Hyponyms: ↑inferior pulmonary vein, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vena pulmonalis dextra superior — [TA] right superior pulmonary vein: the vein that returns blood from the upper and middle lobes of the right lung (from the middle lobe, apical, anterior segmental, and posterior segmental veins) to the left atrium of the heart … Medical dictionary
vena pulmonalis sinistra superior — [TA] left superior pulmonary vein: the vein that returns blood from the upper lobe of the left lung (from the apicoposterior, anterior segmental, and lingular veins) to the left atrium of the heart … Medical dictionary
vena pulmonalis dextra inferior — [TA] right inferior pulmonary vein: the vein that returns blood from the lower lobe of the right lung (from the superior segmental and common basal veins) to the left atrium of the heart … Medical dictionary
vena pulmonalis sinistra inferior — [TA] left inferior pulmonary vein: the vein that returns blood from the lower lobe of the left lung (from the superior segmental and common basal veins) to the left atrium of the heart … Medical dictionary
superior pulmonary vein — noun either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs • Syn: ↑vena pulmonalis superior • Hypernyms: ↑pulmonary vein, ↑vena pulmonalis … Useful english dictionary
vena — SYN: vein. [L.] v. advehens, pl.venae advehentes collective term for a series of branching channels in the early embryo receiving blood from the umbilical and/or vitelline venous systems and passing the mixed blood to the sinusoids of the live … Medical dictionary
vena superior lobi inferioris pulmonis dextri — [TA] superior vein of inferior lobe of right lung: a vein draining the superior segment of the inferior lobe of the right lung and emptying into the right inferior pulmonary vein. Called also ramus superior venae pulmonalis dextrae inferioris [TA … Medical dictionary
vena superior lobi inferioris pulmonis sinistri — [TA] superior vein of inferior lobe of left lung: a vein draining the superior segment of the inferior lobe of the left lung and emptying into the left inferior pulmonary vein. Called also ramus superior venae pulmonalis sinistrae inferioris [TA… … Medical dictionary
vena anterior lobi superioris pulmonis dextri — [TA] anterior vein of superior lobe of right lung: a vein draining the anterior segment of the superior lobe of the right lung and emptying into the right superior pulmonary vein; called also ramus anterior venae pulmonalis dextrae superioris [TA … Medical dictionary
