pulmonary
adjective
pul·mo·nary
ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē 
ˈpəl-
ˈpəl-
1
a
: of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
pulmonary tissue
pulmonary edema
b
: carried on by the lungs
pulmonary respiration
2
3
: occurring in the pulmonary artery
a pulmonary embolism
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The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office ruled her cause of death to be pulmonary embolism from blood clots associated with cosmetic surgery, NBC6 reported.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 4 July 2025
The school-aged child, who was unvaccinated and had no underlying health conditions, died on Thursday in the hospital from measles pulmonary failure, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
This new ranking features the top hospitals for cancer, cardiac, neurologic, orthopedic, endocrine and pulmonary care.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The highest risk of developing heat stroke is when feel-like temperatures are more than 90 degrees, Dr. Bilal Bangash, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Bayhealth in Dover, Delaware, told the American Medical Association in a blog post.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 4 July 2025
The school-aged child, who was unvaccinated and had no underlying health conditions, died on Thursday in the hospital from measles pulmonary failure, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
This new ranking features the top hospitals for cancer, cardiac, neurologic, orthopedic, endocrine and pulmonary care.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
The highest risk of developing heat stroke is when feel-like temperatures are more than 90 degrees, Dr. Bilal Bangash, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Bayhealth in Dover, Delaware, told the American Medical Association in a blog post.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
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“Pulmonary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pulmonary. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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pulmonary
adjective
pul·mo·nary
ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē
ˈpəl-
ˈpəl-
1
: relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
2
: carried on by the lungs
pulmonary respiration
Medical Definition
pulmonary
adjective
pul·mo·nary
ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē
ˈpəl-
ˈpəl-
: relating to, functioning like, associated with, or carried on by the lungs
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