Pulmonary vein

Introduction: Pulmonary vein

Description of Pulmonary vein

Pulmonary vein: any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Pulmonary vein: large vein carrying oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium.
Source: CRISP

Pulmonary vein: The veins that return the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Pulmonary vein: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Pulmonary vein:

• Pulmonary
• Vein

Terms associated with Pulmonary vein:

Terms Similar to Pulmonary vein:

• vena pulmonalis

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Pulmonary vein:

• inferior pulmonary vein
• vena pulmanalis inferior
• superior pulmonary vein
• vena pulmonalis superior

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Pulmonary vein

• vein

Source - CRISP

• vein
• vena
• venous blood vessel

Source - WordNet 2.1

Other terms that may be related to Pulmonary vein:

• respiratory circulation

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Pulmonary vein

The following list attempts to classify Pulmonary vein into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• vein,vena,venous blood vessel
• blood vessel
• vas,vessel
• tube,tube-shaped structure
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• vein
• blood vessel
• cardiovascular system
• Anatomy

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