pulmonary Definition
pul·mo·nary (pul′mə ner′ē, po̵ol′-)
adjective
- of, like, or affecting the lungs
- having lungs or lunglike organs
- 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
Etymology: L pulmonarius < pulmo (gen. pulmonis), lung < IE *pleumon, lung, orig., floater < base *pleu-, to swim, float > flow: for semantic development see lights
pulmonary Synonyms
pulmonary Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- embolism: You may also have your lungs scanned to check for a pulmonary embolism.
- edema: Pulmonary edema The build-up of fluid in the lungs caused by the heart not working properly.
- hypertension: Pulmonary hypertension refers to high blood pressure in the arteries taking blood from the heart to the lungs.
- embolus: A large pulmonary embolus which blocks the main blood vessels to the lungs will be fatal.
- tuberculosis: Regrettably, toward the end of his service, he contracted pulmonary tuberculosis.
- artery: The only thing doctors had to do was balloon the stent in his pulmonary artery.
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