noun
pulmonary vein
Anatomical term for the veins that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
肺静脈は肺から心臓へ血液を運ぶ。
The pulmonary veins carry blood from the lungs to the heart.
肺動脈 (pulmonary artery) carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs, while 肺静脈 carries oxygenated blood back to the heart.
Compound of 肺 (lung) and 静脈 (vein).