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: pulmonate3: occurring in the pulmonary artery <a pulmonary embolism>