adj.1 of or relating to the lungs.
2 having lungs or lunglike organs.
3 affected with or susceptible to lung disease.
Phrases and idioms:
pulmonary artery the artery conveying blood from the heart to the lungs. pulmonary tuberculosis a form of tuberculosis caused by inhaling the tubercle bacillus into the lungs. pulmonary vein the vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
Derivatives:
pulmonate adj.
Etymology: L pulmonarius f. pulmo -onis lung