Meanings
nounpulmonary artery (plural pulmonary arteries)
plural pulmonary arteries
- anatomyThe artery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
Synonyms: great artery
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe artery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounone of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs
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arteria pulmonalis
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Translations
Catalan artèria pulmonar
- artèria pulmonarartery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Chinese Mandarin 肺動脈 /肺动脉
- 肺動脈 /肺动脉 (fèidòngmài)artery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Dutch longslagader
- longslagaderartery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Hungarian tüdőverőér
- tüdőverőérartery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Icelandic lungnaslagæð
- lungnaslagæðartery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Indonesian arteri pulmonalis, arteri pulmoner
- arteri pulmonalisartery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
- arteri pulmonerartery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Irish artaire scamhógach
- artaire scamhógachartery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Malay arteri pulmonari
- arteri pulmonariartery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Polish tętnica płucna
- tętnica płucnaartery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Swedish lungartär
- lungartärartery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Vietnamese động mạch phổi
- động mạch phổiartery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Welsh rhedweli ysgyfeiniol
- rhedweli ysgyfeiniolartery that connects the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Cite this entry
APA
pulmonary artery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20artery
MLA
“pulmonary artery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20artery. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulmonary artery,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20artery.
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