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pulmonary

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pul·mo·nar·y  (plm-nr, pl-)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or affecting the lungs: pulmonary tuberculosis.
2. Having lungs or lunglike organs.
[Latin pulmnrius, from pulm, pulmn-, lung; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
pulmonary
Adjective
1. of or affecting the lungs
2. having lungs or lunglike organs [Latin pulmo a lung]
pulmonary  (plm-nr)
Relating to or involving the lungs.
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Adj.1.pulmonary - relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease"
pulmonic, pneumonic
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