INFERIOR PULMONARY VEIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does inferior pulmonary vein mean? • INFERIOR PULMONARY VEIN (noun)
The noun INFERIOR PULMONARY VEIN has 1 sense:
1. either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs
Familiarity information: INFERIOR PULMONARY VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INFERIOR PULMONARY VEIN (noun)
Meaning:
Either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
inferior pulmonary vein; vena pulmanalis inferior
Hypernyms ("inferior pulmonary vein" 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)
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