Main Entry: pul·mo·nary

Pronunciation: \ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē, ˈpəl-\

Function: 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 by the lungs <pulmonary respiration>
2 : pulmonate
3 : occurring in the pulmonary artery <a pulmonary embolism>