pulmonary

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective relating to or affecting the lungs

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pulmōnārius (“of the lungs”), from pulmō (“lung”) + -ārius, from Proto-Indo-European *pléu-mon-. Cognate with Greek πλεμόνι (plemóni), French poumon, Lithuanian plauciai, Polish płuco and Russian пла́вать (plávatʹ, “to swim”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

pneumonic, pulmonic

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