Meanings
nounpulmonary trunk (plural pulmonary trunks)
plural pulmonary trunks
- anatomyAn artery that arises from the right ventricle of the heart and branches into the right and left pulmonary arteries.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries
Similar
truncus pulmonalis
Broader
pulmonary arteryarteria pulmonalis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
pulmonary trunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20trunk
MLA
“pulmonary trunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20trunk. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulmonary trunk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20trunk.
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