adj.
Pronunciation: ' pu ̇ l-m ə - ˌ ner- ē , ' p ə l-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin pulmonarius, from pulmon-, pulmo lung; akin to Greek pleum ō n lung, Sanskrit kloman right lung
Date: 1704
1 a : of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs < pulmonary tissue> < pulmonary edema> b : carried on by the lungs < pulmonary respiration>
2 : PULMONATE
3 : occurring in the pulmonary artery <a pulmonary embolism>