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pulmonary
[puhl-muh-ner-ee, pool-]
adjective
of or relating to the lungs.
of the nature of a lung; lunglike.
affecting the lungs.
having lungs or lunglike organs.
pertaining to or affected with disease of the lungs.
pulmonary
/ -mənrɪ, ˈpʊl-, ˈpʌlmənərɪ /
adjective
of, or relating to or affecting the lungs
having lungs or lunglike organs
pulmonary
Relating to or involving the lungs.
Other Word Forms
- interpulmonary adjective
- nonpulmonary adjective
- postpulmonary adjective
- subpulmonary adjective
- transpulmonary adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pulmonary1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pulmonary1
Example Sentences
According to a statement from his family, the bandleader passed away after a "prolonged battle" with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other health issues.
Ms Chesterton had a blood clot in her left leg, which led to her dying of a pulmonary embolism.
Lucas contends that two of them shouldn’t be administered together because they cause anxiety and can lead to a pulmonary embolism, which is what Wilson’s autopsy determined was his cause of death.
Texas officials have said the cause of the state’s latest measles death was measles pulmonary failure.
This allows her heart to deflate, allowing the "very tricky" procedure to detach part of her heart - the right ventricular outflow tract - and the pulmonary artery from where it has stuck to her skin.
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