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adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: pulmonary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bronchopulmonary, respiratory
adj
Produced by pushing air from or into the lungs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a medicine for treating a lung disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person affected by a lung disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
relating to or affecting the lungs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: pneumonic, pulmonary
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Medieval Latin pulmōnicus, from pulmō (“lung”).
