Pulmonary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pulmonary is an adjective meaning (anatomy) Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.
Meaning
(anatomy) Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.
Example Sentences
Wiener-Kronish's case showed plexogenic pulmonary angiopathy and positive immunofluorescent staining for IgG, C₃ and C1q in the lung (1981). […]
His diagnosis was noncardiogenic pulmonary edema associated with exercise or swimming: exercise-induced pulmonary edema (EIPE) or swimming-induced pulmonary edema (SIPE).
[A]n actual progress of the blood in the pulmonary vessels is brought about [by potassium iodide], a phenomenon explaining the incontested superiority of iodine in all dyspnoeas, which have their origin in a disturbed state of the chemism of respiration, as well as in those of a nervous, arithmatic or cardiacal nature, the latter being connected with blood stagnations in the pulmonary vessels.
Synonyms for pulmonary
Depending on context, synonyms include pneumonic, pulmonic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pulmonic, pneumonic, lung, respiratory, pneumoconiosis, edema.
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