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Pulmonary Vein
Definition 1
One of four veins that carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the cardiac left atrium. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
The veins that return the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Definition 3
large vein carrying oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium. (NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
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