VENA PULMONALIS SUPERIOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vena pulmonalis superior mean? 

• VENA PULMONALIS SUPERIOR (noun)
  The noun VENA PULMONALIS SUPERIOR has 1 sense:

1. either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs

  Familiarity information: VENA PULMONALIS SUPERIOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENA PULMONALIS SUPERIOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

superior pulmonary vein; vena pulmonalis superior

Hypernyms ("vena pulmonalis superior" is a kind of...):

pulmonary vein; vena pulmonalis (any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart)