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Noun: superior pulmonary vein
  1. Either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs
    - vena pulmonalis superior

Derived forms: superior pulmonary veins

Type of: pulmonary vein, vena pulmonalis

Encyclopedia: Superior pulmonary vein