'Pulmonary artery' definitions:
Definition of 'pulmonary artery'
(from WordNet)
noun
One of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs [syn: pulmonary artery, arteria pulmonalis]
Definition of 'Pulmonary artery'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Pulmonary artery. See the Note under Artery. [1913 Webster]