pulmonary

American  

[puhl-muh-ner-ee, pool-] / ˈpʌl məˌnɛr i, ˈpʊl- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the lungs.

2. of the nature of a lung; lunglike.

3. affecting the lungs.

4. having lungs or lunglike organs.

5. pertaining to or affected with disease of the lungs.

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pulmonary British  

/ -mənrɪ, ˈpʊl-, ˈpʌlmənərɪ /

adjective

1. of, or relating to or affecting the lungs

2. having lungs or lunglike organs

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pulmonary Scientific  

/ pl′mə-nĕr′ē /

1. Relating to or involving the lungs.

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Other Word Forms

• interpulmonary adjective
• nonpulmonary adjective
• postpulmonary adjective
• subpulmonary adjective
• transpulmonary adjective

Etymology

Origin of pulmonary

1650–60; < Latin pulmōnārius of the lungs, equivalent to pulmōn- (stem of pulmō lung; akin to Greek pleúmōn, later pneúmōn lung; pneuma ) + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

The drug is also used in infants to treat pulmonary hypertension due to its ability to widen blood vessels.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

She died the next day of respiratory failure and a pulmonary embolism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

His poker playing intensified from casual games around the office to high-stakes matches following a pulmonary embolism that nearly killed him, Goldstein said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The former carer and assistant social worker had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease meaning she sometimes needed to use oxygen tanks.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

I experience so many different health conditions— rapid heart rate, elevated blood pressure, dry mouth, pulmonary shock, muscle spasm—that it is impossible for me to even chronicle the degree of body breakdown.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan