What does pulmonary mean?
Pulmonary means (anatomy) Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(anatomy) Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs..
[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.
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).
Use pulmonary when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pulmonary means (anatomy) Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs..
Common synonyms include pneumonic, pulmonic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[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.
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