Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: A rare malformation where there is an abnormal opening between a lung artery and a lung vein which causes some blood to pass through the lungs without being oxygenated. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is available below.
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