pulmonary
pronunciation
How to pronounce pulmonary in British English:
UK [ˈpʌlmənəri]
How to pronounce pulmonary in American English:
US [ˈpʌlməneri]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or affecting the lungs
Word Origin
- pulmonary
- 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.
- pulmonary (adj.)
- 1704, from French pulmonaire and directly from Latin pulmonarius "of the lungs," from pulmo (genitive pulmonis) "lung," cognate with Greek pleumon "lung," Old Church Slavonic plusta, Lithuanian plauciai "lungs," all from PIE *pleu- "to flow, to float, to swim" (see pluvial). The notion perhaps is from the fact that, when thrown into a pot of water, lungs of a slaughtered animal float, while the heart, liver, etc., do not (compare Middle English lights "the lungs," literally "the light (in weight) organs"). Also see pneumo-.
Example
- 1. Both depression and anxiety have been found to negatively affect copd treatment , including pulmonary rehabilitation .
- 2. Such a system was already in place for some people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder , he added .
- 3. She became comatose , and she died of a pulmonary embolism before church members finally brought her to the hospital .
- 4. Hospital officials in seoul said he died today from respiratory distress , a pulmonary embolism and multiple organ failure , after being admitted with pneumonia last month .
- 5. At high concentrations , it can cause significant acute disease with pulmonary edema , whereas chronic exposures at lower concentrations can lead to significant pulmonary fibrosis .