New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Pulmonary — Pul mo*na*ry, a. [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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pulmonary — Pul mo*na*ry, n. [Cf. F. pulmonaire. See {Pulmonary}, a. ] (Bot.) Lungwort. Ainsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pulmonary — 1704, from L. pulmonarius of the lungs, from pulmonem (nom. pulmo, gen. pulmonis) lung, cognate with Gk. pleumon lung, O.C.S. plusta, Lith. plauciai lungs, all from PIE *pleu to flow, to float, to swim (see PLUVIAL (Cf … Etymology dictionary
pulmonary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the lungs. ORIGIN from Latin pulmo lung … English terms dictionary
pulmonary — [pul′mə ner΄ē, pool′mə ner΄ē] adj. [L pulmonarius < pulmo (gen. pulmonis), lung < IE * pleumon, lung, orig., floater < base * pleu , to swim, float > FLOW: for semantic development see LIGHTS] 1. of, like, or affecting the lungs 2.… … English World dictionary
pulmonary — /pul meuh ner ee, pool /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the lungs. 2. of the nature of a lung; lunglike. 3. affecting the lungs. 4. having lungs or lunglike organs. 5. pertaining to or affected with disease of the lungs. [1650 60; < L pulmonarius… … Universalium
pulmonary — adj. 1 of or relating to the lungs. 2 having lungs or lunglike organs. 3 affected with or susceptible to lung disease. Phrases and idioms: pulmonary artery the artery conveying blood from the heart to the lungs. pulmonary tuberculosis a form of… … Useful english dictionary
pulmonary — [[t]pʌ̱lmənəri, AM neri[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Pulmonary means relating to your lungs. [MEDICAL] ...respiratory and pulmonary disease … English dictionary
pulmonary — adj. Pulmonary is used with these nouns: ↑disease, ↑infection, ↑rehabilitation, ↑vein … Collocations dictionary
pulmonary — [18] Latin pulmō meant ‘lung’ (it was related to Greek pleúmōn ‘lung’, ultimate source of English pneumonia). From it was formed the adjective pulmōnārius, which English adopted at the beginning of the 18th century as pulmonary … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
