pulmonary
AdjectiveUS[pool-muh-ner-ee]/ˈpʊlməˌnɛri/4 syllables
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pul′mo·na·ry adjective
Origin: 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
Origin: Cf. F. pulmonaire. See Pulmonary, adjective
Botany Lungwort. Robert Ainsworth
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54