Noun: inferior pulmonary vein
- Either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs
"The inferior pulmonary veins drain oxygenated blood from the lower parts of the lungs";
- vena pulmanalis inferior
Derived forms: inferior pulmonary veins
Type of: pulmonary vein, vena pulmonalis
Encyclopedia: Inferior pulmonary vein