pulmonary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective relating to or affecting the lungs
    pneumonic; pulmonic.
    • pulmonary disease

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Pul"mo*na*ry adjective
Etymology
L. pulmonarius, from pulmo, -onis, a lung; of uncertain origin, perh. named from its lightness, and akin to E. float: cf. F. pulmonaire. Cf. Pneumonia.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the lungs; affecting the lungs; pulmonic.
Pul"mo*na*ry noun
Etymology
Cf. F. pulmonaire. See Pulmonary, a.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Lungwort. Ainsworth.

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