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pulmonary trunk ThesaurusNoun | 1. | pulmonary trunk - the artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteriestruncus pulmonalisarteria pulmonalis, pulmonary artery - one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs |
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trunk [trungk] 1. the part of the body to which the head and limbs are attached; called also torso.2. a larger structure, such as a vessel or nerve, from which smaller divisions or branches arise, or that is created by their union. adj., adj trun´cal.brachiocephalic trunk truncus brachiocephalicus.celiac trunk the arterial trunk arising from the abdominal aorta and giving origin to the left gastric, common hepatic, and splenic arteries.encephalic trunk brainstem.lumbosacral trunk a trunk formed by union of the lower part of ventral branch of the fourth lumbar nerve with the ventral branch of the fifth lumbar nerve.lymphatic t's the lymphatic vessels (right or left lumbar, intestinal, right or left bronchomediastinal, right or left subclavian, and right or left jugular trunks) that drain lymph from various regions of the body into the right lymphatic or thoracic duct.pulmonary trunk a vessel arising from the conus arteriosus of the right ventricle and bifurcating into the right and left pulmonary arteries.sympathetic trunk two long ganglionated nerve strands, one on each side of the vertebral column, extending from the base of the skull to the coccyx.pul·mo·nar·y trunk [TA] origin, right ventricle of heart; distribution, it divides into the right pulmonary artery and the left pulmonary artery, which enter the corresponding lungs and branch along with the segmental bronchi. Synonym(s): truncus pulmonalis [TA], arteria pulmonalis, pulmonary artery, venous arterypul·mo·nar·y trunk (pul'mŏ-nar-ē trŭngk) [TA] Origin, right ventricle of heart; distribution, it divides into the right pulmonary artery and the left pulmonary artery, which enter the corresponding lungs and branch along with the segmental bronchi. Synonym(s): truncus pulmonalis [TA] , arteria pulmonalis, pulmonary artery. pulmonary trunk Related to pulmonary trunk: pulmonary valve, Pulmonary Veins, Ligamentum arteriosum, Coronary arteriesSynonyms for pulmonary trunknoun the artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteriesSynonymsRelated Words- arteria pulmonalis
- pulmonary artery
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