pulmonary

adjective pul·mo·nary \ ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē , ˈpəl- \

Updated on: 16 Apr 2018

Definition of pulmonary

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

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Subhanallah Brown Ali, a retired Enoch Pratt Free Library manager, died of pulmonary ailment complications Feb. 20 at her Springdale Avenue home.

— jacques kelly, baltimoresun.com, "Subhanallah Brown Ali, retired Enoch Pratt librarian and storyteller, dies," 30 Mar. 2018
The cause of death was from a pulmonary thromboembolism, resulting from a blood clot that originated in his leg.

— colleen kratofil, PEOPLE.com, "Jonah Hill Gets Sister Beanie Feldstein's Name Tattooed on His Arm," 28 Mar. 2018
Moreover, an Arena drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension, ralinepag, has passed its own Phase 2 trial.

— bradley j. fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Arena Pharma recovers from weight-loss failure," 22 Mar. 2018
Once freed, Goldenberg was taken by another airboat driver to a boat ramp 30 miles away while her mother, a physician, performed cardio pulmonary resuscitation.

— lisa j. huriash, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Airboat driver won't be charged in crash that killed UM grad," 21 Mar. 2018
According to a post-mortem report posted in the Coroner's website, Feldstein, 40, suffered from a condition detailed as pulmonary thromboembolism and deep leg vein thrombosis, another type of blood clot.

— gil kaufman, Billboard, "Maroon 5 Manager Jordan Feldstein's Cause of Death Revealed," 19 Mar. 2018
David Barton Powell, 93, died Monday, March 12th, 2018 in Farmington, CT after a period of pulmonary decline.

— hartford courant, courant.com, "David B. Powell," 18 Mar. 2018
Ensure that all employees can recognize signs of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and the need for prompt medical attention.

— cathie anderson, sacbee, "He caught a rare, crippling virus at a state park. His dad fears a cover-up | The Sacramento Bee," 16 Mar. 2018
Cutaneous larva migrans with pulmonary involvement.

— adam marcus, BostonGlobe.com, "A few regrets after a cruise gone wrong," 9 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of pulmonary

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

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medical : relating to the lungs

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adjective pul·mo·nary \ ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē , ˈpəl- \

medical Definition of pulmonary

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

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