Pulmonary
91pulmonary artery sling — a rare cardiac anomaly in which the left pulmonary artery arises aberrantly from the right pulmonary artery and lies between the trachea and esophagus; it is frequently characterized by respiratory obstruction. See also pulmonary sling syndrome,… …
92pulmonary stenosis — congenital narrowing of the outlet of the right ventricle of the heart to the pulmonary artery. The defect may be in the pulmonary valve (valvular stenosis) or in the outflow tract of the right ventricle below the valve (infundibular stenosis).… …
93pulmonary artery — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pulmonary artery : singular pulmonary artery plural pulmonary arteries medical one of two arteries (= tubes) that carry blood from the right ventricle of your heart to your lungs …
94pulmonary vein — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pulmonary vein : singular pulmonary vein plural pulmonary veins medical one of four veins (= tubes) that carry blood from your lungs to the left atrium of your heart …
95pulmonary circulation — noun circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs • Hypernyms: ↑circulation * * * noun : the passage of venous blood from the right auricle of the heart through the right ventricle and pulmonary arteries to the lungs where it is… …
96Pulmonary plexus — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus pulmonalis GraySubject = 205 GrayPage = 913 Caption = Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = p 24 DorlandsSuf = 12648348 The pulmonary plexus is an… …
97Pulmonary ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = PAGENAME Latin = ligamentum pulmonale GraySubject = 238 GrayPage = 1090 Caption = Mediastinal surface of right lung. (Pulmonary ligament labeled at lower right.) Caption2 = From = To = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre …
98Pulmonary gas pressures — Following is a list of average partial pressures (in torr) for a human at rest:Factors affecting alveolar gas pressuresThe alveolar oxygen pressure is lower than the atmospheric O2 partial pressure for two reasons. * Firstly, as the air enters… …
99pulmonary heart disease — or cor pulmonale Enlargement and eventual failure of the right ventricle of the heart due to disorders of the lungs or their blood vessels or chest wall abnormalities. Chronic disease is most often caused by chronic bronchitis or emphysema.… …
100Pulmonary embolus — A blood clot that has passed into and occluded the lung s pulmonary artery. An embolus causes an embolism. In this case, the embolus, a clot or foreign material, has been carried through the blood into the pulmonary artery or one of its branches …
