pulmonary
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the lungs.
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of the nature of a lung; lunglike.
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affecting the lungs.
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having lungs or lunglike organs.
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pertaining to or affected with disease of the lungs.
adjective
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of, or relating to or affecting the lungs
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having lungs or lunglike organs
Other Word Forms
- interpulmonary adjective
- nonpulmonary adjective
- postpulmonary adjective
- subpulmonary adjective
- transpulmonary adjective
Etymology
Origin of pulmonary
1650–60; < Latin pulmōnārius of the lungs, equivalent to pulmōn- (stem of pulmō lung; akin to Greek pleúmōn, later pneúmōn lung; pneuma ) + -ārius -ary
Example Sentences
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His poker playing intensified from casual games around the office to high-stakes matches following a pulmonary embolism that nearly killed him, Goldstein said.
The former carer and assistant social worker had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease meaning she sometimes needed to use oxygen tanks.
From BBC
"We are knowingly sacrificing people here to cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma," he told AFP.
From Barron's
Sue Howell, from Bilston, died from a pulmonary embolism, a clot in the blood vessel connecting the heart with the lungs.
From BBC
Award-winning actress Catherine O'Hara died of a pulmonary embolism, her death certificate has revealed.
From BBC
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