superior branch of the right and left inferior pulmonary veins

su·pe·ri·or branch of the right and left in·fe·ri·or pul·mo·nar·y veins

[TA] tributaries of the right and left inferior pulmonary veins that receive oxygenated blood from the superior [S6] bronchopulmonary segments of the inferior lobes of the right and left lungs. Synonym(s): ramus superior venae pulmonalis dextrae/sinistrae inferioris