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pulmonary

[ puhl-muh-ner-ee, pool- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the lungs.
  2. of the nature of a lung; lunglike.
  3. affecting the lungs.
  4. having lungs or lunglike organs.
  5. pertaining to or affected with disease of the lungs.


pulmonary

/ -mənrɪ; ˈpʊl-; ˈpʌlmənərɪ /

adjective

  1. of, or relating to or affecting the lungs
  2. having lungs or lunglike organs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pulmonary

/ lə-ĕ′ē /

  1. Relating to or involving the lungs.
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t·ܱm·Բy adjective
  • ԴDz·ܱm·Բy adjective
  • Dz·ܱm·Բy adjective
  • ܲ·ܱm·Բy adjective
  • ٰԲ·ܱm·Բy adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pulmonary1

1650–60; < Latin ܱōܲ of the lungs, equivalent to ܱō- (stem of ܱō lung; akin to Greek úō, later Աúō lung; pneuma ) + -ary
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pulmonary1

C18: from Latin ܱōܲ, from ܱō a lung; related to Greek ܳō a lung
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Example Sentences

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Miller died at his Pasadena home on March 29 after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure, according to his son Scott.

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Smith has received immunotherapy treatment for a rare form of lung cancer called pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma, which he said had helped shrink his tumours significantly.

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Of the 10 people who were infected, eight experienced hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, five required intensive care with ventilatory support, and three died.

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Arakawa died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a disease that attacks the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, Dr. Heather Jarrell, chief medical examiner at the New Mexico medical investigator’s office, said at a news conference.

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The pair both suffered fractures, lacerations, bruises and pulmonary oedema - where excess fluid builds in the lungs - as a result of the quad bike being "dragged" across the road during the crash.

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