pulmonic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pulmōnicus, from pulmō (“lung”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

pulmonic (not comparable)

  1. of, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs.
    Synonym: pulmonary
    Hypernyms: bronchopulmonary, respiratory
  2. (phonetics, phonology) of a speech sound: produced by pushing air from or into the lungs.
    Coordinate terms: velaric, glottalic

Derived terms

Noun

pulmonic (plural pulmonics)

  1. (obsolete) a medicine for treating a lung disease.
  2. (obsolete) a person affected by a lung disease.
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