| pulmonary embolism |
blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot
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| pulmonary trunk |
the artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries
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| pulmonary valve |
a semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery; prevents blood from flowing from the artery back into the heart
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| pulmonary vein |
any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
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| pulmonary anthrax |
a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse
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