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Webster 1913 Edition

Pulmonary

Pul′mo-na-ry

,
Adj.
[L.
pulmonarius
, from
pulmo
,
-onis
, a lung; of uncertain origin, perh. named from its lightness, and akin to E.
float
: cf. F.
pulmonaire
. Cf.
Pneumonia
.]
Of or pertaining to the lungs; affecting the lungs; pulmonic.
Pulmonary artery
.
See the Note under
Artery
.

Pul′mo-na-ry

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
pulmonaire
. See
Pulmonary
,
Adj.
]
(Bot.)
Lungwort.
Ainsworth.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pulmonary

PUL'MONARY

,
Adj.
[L. pulmonarius, from pulmo,the lungs, from pello, pulsus, pulso, to drive or beat.] Pertaining to the lungs; affecting the lungs; as a pulmonary disease or consumption; the pulmonary artery.

PUL'MONARY

,
Noun.
[L. pulmonaria.] A plant, lungwort.

Definition 2024

pulmonary

pulmonary

English

Adjective

pulmonary ‎(not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.

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Etymology

From Latin pulmōnārius ‎(“of the lungs”), from pulmō ‎(“lung”) + -ārius, from Proto-Indo-European *pléu-mon-. Cognate with Greek πλεμόνι ‎(plemóni), French poumon, Lithuanian plauciai, Polish płuco and Russian пла́вать ‎(plávatʹ, “to swim”).

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