Pulmonary
adj
adj ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 relating to or affecting the lungs wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"At least 10% of individuals with pulmonary embolism die within the first hour."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pulmōnārius (“of the lungs”), from pulmō (“lung”) + -ārius, from Proto-Indo-European *pléu-mon-. Cognate with Greek πλεμόνι (plemóni), French poumon, Lithuanian plauciai, Polish płuco and Russian пла́вать (plávatʹ, “to swim”).