pulmonary
Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungsPertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.
» I need to perform a pulmonary angiography.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.
Lungen-
лёгочныйljógočnyj
легене́вийlehenévyj
relating to or affecting the lungs
Examples
7 sentencesI need to perform a pulmonary angiography.
Mary's in the hospital with a pulmonary embolism.
Breathing in volcanic ash can cause pulmonary problems.
Tom's in the hospital with a pulmonary embolism.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, blocks airflow through the lungs.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin pulmōnārius (“of the lungs”), from pulmō (“lung”) + -ārius, from ProtoBorrowed from Latin pulmōnārius (“of the lungs”), from pulmō (“lung”) + -ārius, from Proto-Indo-European *pléu-mon-. Cognate with Greek πλεμόνι (plemóni), French poumon, Lithuanian plaučiai, Polish płuco and Russian пла́вать (plávatʹ, “to swim”).
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