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Definition of pulmonary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pulmonary

adjective
 
/ˈpʌlmənəri/
 
/ˈpʌlməneri/
[only before noun] (medical)
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  1. connected with the lungs
    • pulmonary disease
    • the pulmonary artery
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPulmonary is used with these nouns:
    • disease
    • infection
    • rehabilitation
    • …
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin pulmonarius, from pulmo, pulmon- ‘lung’.
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