pulmonary
adjective
pul·mo·nary
ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē 
ˈpəl-
ˈpəl-
1
a
: of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
pulmonary tissue
pulmonary edema
b
: carried on by the lungs
pulmonary respiration
2
3
: occurring in the pulmonary artery
a pulmonary embolism
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Bernabé Williams Figueroa Sr. died in 2001 due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a type of IDL.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Long spells of sitting in airports and on airplanes is a common story among patients who come to the ER with one or more clots in their legs — or worse, evidence that a clot has broken free and traveled through the bloodstream to lodge in the lungs, a serious condition called a pulmonary embolus.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The pope is 88, and is missing part of one lung after pulmonary surgery in 1957.
—Gina Kolata, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Blood backing up into the lungs is called pulmonary congestion.
—Soma Mandal, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Long spells of sitting in airports and on airplanes is a common story among patients who come to the ER with one or more clots in their legs — or worse, evidence that a clot has broken free and traveled through the bloodstream to lodge in the lungs, a serious condition called a pulmonary embolus.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The pope is 88, and is missing part of one lung after pulmonary surgery in 1957.
—Gina Kolata, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Blood backing up into the lungs is called pulmonary congestion.
—Soma Mandal, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Pulmonary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pulmonary. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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pulmonary
adjective
pul·mo·nary
ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē
ˈpəl-
ˈpəl-
1
: relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
2
: carried on by the lungs
pulmonary respiration
Medical Definition
pulmonary
adjective
pul·mo·nary
ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē
ˈpəl-
ˈpəl-
: relating to, functioning like, associated with, or carried on by the lungs
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