pulmonary

(pulmə ner′ē, po̵ol-)

adjective

  1. of, like, or affecting the lungs
  2. having lungs or lunglike organs
  3. designating the artery conveying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs or any of the veins conveying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

Origin: L pulmonarius < pulmo (gen. pulmonis), lung < IE *pleumon, lung, orig., floater < base *pleu-, to swim, float > flow: for semantic development see lights

See pulmonary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or affecting the lungs: pulmonary tuberculosis.
  2. Having lungs or lunglike organs.

Origin:

Origin: Latin pulmōnārius

Origin: , from pulmō, pulmōn-, lung; see pleu- in Indo-European roots

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