pulmonary

adjective

pul·​mo·​nary ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē  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

: pulmonate

3

: occurring in the pulmonary artery

a pulmonary embolism

Examples of pulmonary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While deer mice are the primary carriers of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, the researchers found infections across multiple rodent species. —Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026

In the show, the family patriarch suffers a severe brain hemorrhage/stroke while on a helicopter and seasons later dies in mid-air from a pulmonary embolism. —Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Their son Finley, a 6-foot-4 varsity football player at Denmark High School, died in October 2024 after suffering a pulmonary embolism. —Joshua Cole, CBS News, 20 May 2026

The National Blood Clot Alliance said Walker had a pulmonary embolism and doctors told him a hit in the wrong spot on his body could have been fatal. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin pulmonarius, from pulmon-, pulmo lung; akin to Greek pleumōn lung, Sanskrit kloman right lung

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing pulmonary

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• pulmonary artery
• pulmonary circulation
• pulmonary vein

Rhymes for pulmonary

• accessary
• adversary
• ancillary
• apiary
• arbitrary
• aviary
• axillary
• bacillary
• beriberi
• bestiary
• breviary
• budgetary

Kids Definition

pulmonary

adjective

pul·​mo·​nary ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē  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- 

: relating to, functioning like, associated with, or carried on by the lungs