pulmonic
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of pulmonic
From the French word pulmonique, dating back to 1655–65. See pulmonary, -ic
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In whooping cough, and other pulmonic affections, it proves beneficial in the form of syrup.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
The kingdom where love reigns is called heaven's cardiac kingdom, the one where wisdom reigns is called its pulmonic kingdom.
From Angelic Wisdom Concerning the Divine Love and the Divine Wisdom by John Ager
This is what Hazeldean calls the 'chest-sufferer's true cuticle,' Nothing like leather, my dear sir, in pulmonic affections.
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Charles James Lever
The Beagle was not so sickly; but, during the last cruise, upwards of forty cases, principally pulmonic, had occurred, and several were not yet recovered.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Robert Fitzroy
This part of the circulation is often called the lesser or pulmonic circulation.
From A Practical Physiology by Albert F. Blaisdell
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