pulmonary
adjective
pul·mo·nary
ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē 
ˈpəl-
ˈpəl-
1
a
: of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
pulmonary tissue
pulmonary edema
b
: carried on by the lungs
pulmonary respiration
2
3
: occurring in the pulmonary artery
a pulmonary embolism
Examples of pulmonary in a Sentence
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Fremont County Coroner Brenda Dye testified during Vallow Daybell’s trial that Tammy Daybell died from pulmonary edema because of a seizure-like episode and that no autopsy was performed.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
If the clot breaks off, it can be carried into the lungs, blocking blood flow there in what’s known as a pulmonary embolism, causing serious injury to the lung and sometimes death.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
And in 2022, he was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a rare form of bone marrow cancer and chronic pulmonary obstructive disease.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
This adults-only hotel built on the site of a former pulmonary sanatorium—where the Plose mountains overlooked by its rooms are bathed ice blue in the mornings and glow russet red at dusk—shapes its entire cuisine around its neighboring valleys, vineyards, villages and woodlands.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
Have vaginal bleeding between periods. Take a prescription drug for seizures, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS or pulmonary hypertension.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
Also, the lawsuit said, New Life didn’t inform Green about the dangers of pulmonary embolisms, a common cause of death among cosmetic surgery fatalities.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Merck climbed 5% after federal regulators approved its treatment for adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare disease where blood vessels in the lungs thicken and narrow.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
The approval of Merck’s injectable medicine for pulmonary arterial hypertension was widely expected, but the drug’s final label presents an upside for Merck.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
If the clot breaks off, it can be carried into the lungs, blocking blood flow there in what’s known as a pulmonary embolism, causing serious injury to the lung and sometimes death.
—Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
And in 2022, he was diagnosed with myelofibrosis, a rare form of bone marrow cancer and chronic pulmonary obstructive disease.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
This adults-only hotel built on the site of a former pulmonary sanatorium—where the Plose mountains overlooked by its rooms are bathed ice blue in the mornings and glow russet red at dusk—shapes its entire cuisine around its neighboring valleys, vineyards, villages and woodlands.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
Have vaginal bleeding between periods. Take a prescription drug for seizures, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS or pulmonary hypertension.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
Also, the lawsuit said, New Life didn’t inform Green about the dangers of pulmonary embolisms, a common cause of death among cosmetic surgery fatalities.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Merck climbed 5% after federal regulators approved its treatment for adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare disease where blood vessels in the lungs thicken and narrow.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
The approval of Merck’s injectable medicine for pulmonary arterial hypertension was widely expected, but the drug’s final label presents an upside for Merck.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
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pulmonary
adjective
pul·mo·nary
ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē
ˈpəl-
ˈpəl-
1
: relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
2
: carried on by the lungs
pulmonary respiration
Medical Definition
pulmonary
adjective
pul·mo·nary
ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē
ˈpəl-
ˈpəl-
: relating to, functioning like, associated with, or carried on by the lungs
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