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

Those conditions are pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension with interstitial lung disease.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Smith, a guide dog trainer was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung disease, in 2019 and was medically retired from her job working with children with learning difficulties.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Jan Hedner, senior professor of pulmonary medicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, has played a leading role in the study.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

O’Hara died in late January, at the age of 71, from a pulmonary embolism as a result of rectal cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The following morning Wlasich complained that he felt ill and then lost consciousness; a Norwegian doctor who happened to be present determined that the Austrian was suffering from both pulmonary and cerebral edema.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer