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pulmonary

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˈpʊɫməˌnɛɹi// UK //pˈʌlmənəɹi// pul·monary

adj. relating to your lungs. Doctors use this word to describe things that happen in or affect the parts of your body you use for breathing.

adj. relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs. Derived from the Latin 'pulmo', it is used in medical contexts to describe anatomical structures or physiological processes.


SIMPLE

The doctor checked his pulmonary health.

CONTEXTUAL

The patient was referred to a specialist for a pulmonary function test to measure how well her lungs were working.

COMPLEX

Pulmonary circulation is the portion of the cardiovascular system which carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.

Synonyms
Origin

Borrowed from Latin pulmōnārius (“of the lungs”), from pulmō (“lung”) + -ārius, from Proto-Indo-European *pléu-mon-. Cognate with Greek πλεμόνι (plemóni), French poumon, Lithuanian plauciai, Polish płuco and Russian пла́вать (plávatʹ, “to swim”).

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun in medical or scientific contexts.

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