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
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Nose breathing also moisturizes incoming air, while dry air breathed in through the mouth can irritate the lungs, said Dr. Raj Dasgupta, an associate professor of clinical medicine, pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at Huntington Health in Pasadena, California.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Our group was the first to try FUS of the spleen in order to reduce the inflammation associated with pulmonary hypertension in rats.
—Sangeeta S. Chavan, IEEE Spectrum, 9 June 2025
In addition to respiratory symptoms such as coughing, exposure to wildfire smoke could cause an uptick in heart attacks and strokes, Dr. Scott Budinger, the chief of pulmonary and critical care in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University, told Newsweek.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
That blood clot could break loose and travel to your lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism, which can be fatal.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Our group was the first to try FUS of the spleen in order to reduce the inflammation associated with pulmonary hypertension in rats.
—Sangeeta S. Chavan, IEEE Spectrum, 9 June 2025
In addition to respiratory symptoms such as coughing, exposure to wildfire smoke could cause an uptick in heart attacks and strokes, Dr. Scott Budinger, the chief of pulmonary and critical care in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University, told Newsweek.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
That blood clot could break loose and travel to your lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism, which can be fatal.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
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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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