Meanings
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adj
relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
The patient began pulmonary rehabilitation after leaving the hospital.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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adj
· relating to, affecting, or...
pulmonicpneumoniclung-related
Word family
Derived forms
cardiopulmonary
Etymology
From Latin pulmonarius, 'of the lungs,' from pulmo, 'lung,' + -arius, the source of English -ary. It entered medical English through learned Latin.