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pulmonary

pul·mo·nary

US/ˈpʌl.məˌnɛ.ɹi/ uncommon

adjective

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relating to or affecting the lungs

  • “pulmonary disease”
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Origin

Borrowed 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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