Pulmonary /(?)/

Pul·mo·na·ry

Pulmonary

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.

Phrases & Compounds

Pulmonary artery: See the Note under Artery.

Pulmonary

n.

[Cf. F. pulmonaire. See Pulmonary, a. ]

Lungwort. (Bot.)

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