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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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: What to know about disease that killed Gene Hackman's wife
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Per Fox and AP, the autopsy also noted Hackman was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Arakawa, who died due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and body, according to an autopsy obtained by The Associated Press.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The final autopsy reveals Hackman, 95, had not eaten for a while before his death in February.
Arakawa, who was Hackman's main caretaker, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Authorities have said Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, likely died Feb. 11 at home from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
Arakawa, who died due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and body, according to an autopsy obtained by The Associated Press.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The final autopsy reveals Hackman, 95, had not eaten for a while before his death in February.
Arakawa, who was Hackman's main caretaker, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Authorities have said Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, likely died Feb. 11 at home from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Pulmonary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pulmonary. Accessed 4 May. 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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