Pulmonary

  • 1Pulmonary — Pul mo*na*ry, a. [L. pulmonarius, from pulmo, onis, a lung; of uncertain origin, perh. named from its lightness, and akin to E. float: cf. F. pulmonaire. Cf. {Pneumonia}.] Of or pertaining to the lungs; affecting the lungs; pulmonic. [1913… …

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  • 2Pulmonary — Pul mo*na*ry, n. [Cf. F. pulmonaire. See {Pulmonary}, a. ] (Bot.) Lungwort. Ainsworth. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3pulmonary — 1704, from L. pulmonarius of the lungs, from pulmonem (nom. pulmo, gen. pulmonis) lung, cognate with Gk. pleumon lung, O.C.S. plusta, Lith. plauciai lungs, all from PIE *pleu to flow, to float, to swim (see PLUVIAL (Cf …

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  • 4pulmonary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the lungs. ORIGIN from Latin pulmo lung …

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  • 5pulmonary — [pul′mə ner΄ē, pool′mə ner΄ē] adj. [L pulmonarius < pulmo (gen. pulmonis), lung < IE * pleumon, lung, orig., floater < base * pleu , to swim, float > FLOW: for semantic development see LIGHTS] 1. of, like, or affecting the lungs 2.… …

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  • 6pulmonary — adjective Etymology: Latin pulmonarius, from pulmon , pulmo lung; akin to Greek pleumōn lung, Sanskrit kloman right lung Date: 1704 1. a. of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs < pulmonary tissue > < pulmonary edema > b. carried on …

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  • 7pulmonary — /pul meuh ner ee, pool /, adj. 1. of or pertaining 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. [1650 60; < L pulmonarius&#8230; …

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  • 8pulmonary — adj. 1 of or relating to the lungs. 2 having lungs or lunglike organs. 3 affected with or susceptible to lung disease. Phrases and idioms: pulmonary artery the artery conveying blood from the heart to the lungs. pulmonary tuberculosis a form of&#8230; …

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  • 9pulmonary — [[t]pʌ̱lmənəri, AM neri[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Pulmonary means relating to your lungs. [MEDICAL] ...respiratory and pulmonary disease …

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  • 10pulmonary — adj. Pulmonary is used with these nouns: ↑disease, ↑infection, ↑rehabilitation, ↑vein …

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