The causes of pulmonary vascular disease vary according to which of the lungs' blood vessels are affected. Pulmonary vascular disease is divided into several categories: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Increased blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries (carrying blood away from the heart to the lungs).
Noun[edit] alma mater â(plural almae matres or alma maters) 1  A school or college from which an individual has graduated or which he or she has attended.  A school's anthem or song.
Though it's a Latin term, it is has been adopted  into the English language and thus needn't be italicized as one  would other non-English language words. â¦In contrast, alma mater's  plural, almae matres, should be italicized if one opts for  the Latin spelling; however, alma maters is also acceptable.