What does PULMONARY mean?

Definitions for PULMONARY
ˈpʌl məˌnɛr i, ˈpʊl-pul·mona·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pneumonic, pulmonary, pulmonicadjective

    relating to or affecting the lungs

    "pulmonary disease"

Wiktionary

  1. pulmonaryadjective

    Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.

  2. Etymology: From pulmonarius, from pulmo + -arius, from pléu-mon-. Cognate with Greek πλεμόνι, French poumon, Lithuanian plauciai, Polish płuco and Russian плавать.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pulmonaryadjective

    Belonging to the lungs.

    Etymology: from pulmo, Lat.

    The force of the air upon the pulmonary artery is but small in respect of that of the heart. Arbuthnot.

    Cold air, by its immediate contact with the surface of the lungs, is capable of producing defluxions upon the lungs, ulcerations, and all sorts of pulmonick consumptions. Arbuthnot.

  2. Pulmonarynoun

    The herb lungwort. Robert Ainsworth

    Etymology: pulmonaire, Fr.

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  1. pulmonary

    Pulmonary refers to anything related to the lungs. It originates from the Latin word "pulmo," which means lung. Therefore, any disease, disorder, function or anatomy that involves the lungs can be classified as pulmonary.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pulmonaryadjective

    of or pertaining to the lungs; affecting the lungs; pulmonic

  2. Pulmonaryadjective

    lungwort

  3. Etymology: [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.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pulmonary

    pul′mō-nā-ri, adj. pertaining to, or affecting, the lungs: done by the lungs: having lungs: pulmonic.—adj. Pulmobranch′iate, breathing by lung-sacs.—n. Pulmom′eter, an instrument for measuring the capacity of the lungs.—adj. Pulmonā′rious, diseased in the lungs.—n.pl. Pulmonā′ta, an order or sub-class of Gasteropoda, air-breathing.—adjs. Pul′monāte, having lungs, lung-sacs, or lung-like organs; Pulmon′ic, pertaining to or affecting the lungs.—n. a medicine for disease of the lungs: one affected by disease of the lungs.—adj. Pulmonif′erous, provided with lungs.—Pulmonary artery, an artery which brings blood from the heart to the lungs; Pulmonary vein, a vein which brings blood from the lungs to the heart. [L. pulmonariuspulmo, pulmonis, a lung—Gr. pleumōn, pneumōn, lung.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PULMONARY in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PULMONARY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of PULMONARY in a Sentence

  1. Saju Mathew:

    So, if a 17-year -old has severe asthma, maybe cystic fibrosis, or some kind of underlying pulmonary condition especially, I would hands-down recommend a booster shot, but I'm not comfortable giving a universal, broad recommendation for all adolescents at this point, until we have enough data.

  2. Marie Budev:

    Joyce Smith said. She had a second chance at life. She knew she had the second chance and she was lucky to have that. For much of her earlier life in Massachusetts, Mellady was hobbled by a mysterious lung condition. Then, in her late 30s, she tested positive foralpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a genetic disorder. The inherited condition predisposes people to lung conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the emphysema Mellady developed before her transplant. The condition is caused by a lack of a protein in the blood called alpha-1 antitrypsin, which protects the lungs from inflammation. When Melladys lungs were replaced in 2007, doctors at theCleveland Clinicsaid they were among the worst they had ever seen, functioning at 15 percent of capacity. Over the next 13 years, Mellady served as an inspiration for other patients about to undergo similar transplants, a source of support for their relatives and a wealth of information for doctors studying her condition. She ended up living more than twice as long on her new lungs as the average 6.3 years for lung transplant patients. Dr. Marie Budev, the medical director of Cleveland Clinics lung and heart-lung transplant program, oversaw Melladys care and said Marie Budev was the first person from the program who died of COVID-19 and second to test positive. In this December 2016 photo provided by Joyce Smith, Joanne Mellady and Joyce Smith dog Oscar sled down the driveway of Joyce Smith home in Washington, N.H. Mellady, who received a double lung transplant in 2007, died of the coronavirus on March 30, 2020. Joyce Smith was 67. That scared Budev because transplant recipients are seen as particularly vulnerable to the virus because of the drugs they take that suppress their immune systems, making them more susceptible to infections. Five other people who have had lungs transplanted by the clinic have been infected by the virus and one more has has died. Marie Budev said Melladys death was devastating because she had become a testament to the possibilities of how to live life to the fullest after receiving an organ transplant. Marie Budev knew this was a lease on life that Marie Budev had gotten, Marie Budev said. Mellady participated in several research projects in Boston related to Marie Budev condition and was active in groups looking for a cure for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and who supportedorgan donation. Marie Budev was just blooming with excitement to help others and help the field of medicine especially transplantation.

  3. Mary Joe Fernandez:

    I think her illness a few years ago( 2011), when she had the pulmonary embolism, really gave her perspective and a new appreciation for what she does.

  4. Hondimagegnehu Alemu:

    Around 30% of TB in children is extra-pulmonary, [But] they are not infectious -- they don't have the ability to transmit to other people.

  5. William Sheel:

    If we prescribe an exercise or pulmonary rehab program at a given intensity— say, if we tell someone to exercise three times a week— should that be the same for men and women?

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