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pulmonary

pul·mo·nar·y
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puhl-muh-ner-ee, poo l-]
    • /ˈpʌl məˌnɛr i, ˈpʊl-/
    • /ˈpʊl.mə.nə.ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puhl-muh-ner-ee, poo l-]
    • /ˈpʌl məˌnɛr i, ˈpʊl-/

Definitions of pulmonary word

  • adjective pulmonary of or relating to the lungs. 1
  • adjective pulmonary of the nature of a lung; lunglike. 1
  • adjective pulmonary affecting the lungs. 1
  • adjective pulmonary having lungs or lunglike organs. 1
  • adjective pulmonary pertaining to or affected with disease of the lungs. 1
  • adjective pulmonary relating to the lungs 1
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Origin of pulmonary

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin pulmōnārius of the lungs, equivalent to pulmōn- (stem of pulmō lung; akin to Greek pleúmōn, later pneúmōn lung; cf. pneuma) + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Pulmonary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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pulmonary popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pulmonary

adjective pulmonary

  • lung — either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
Just one Synonym for pulmonary

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Related words

  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    any of various lung diseases leading to poor pulmonary aeration, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Abbreviation: COPD.

  • heart

    Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.

  • pulmonary valve

    a semilunar valve between the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the right ventricle.

  • pulmonic

    pulmonary.

  • semilunar valve

    either of two valves, one in the aorta and one in the pulmonary artery, consisting of a set of three crescent-shaped flaps of tissue and serving to prevent blood from flowing back into the heart after contraction.

  • arterial

    Arterial means involving or relating to your arteries and the movement of blood through your body.
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