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