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pulmonic

pulmonic

8.1
Relating to the lungs
  • adjective
  • /pəlˈmɒnɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pulmonar
  • Referring diagnoses include atrial septal defect, pulmonic stenosis, and rheumatic heart disease.

Examples

  • The doctor examined the patient's pulmonic function to assess their lung health.

  • None of the patients had a thrill in the pulmonic area, nor did any of them have diastolic murmurs.

    Academic text (2007)

  • An echo cardiogram can provide detailed images of the pulmonic valve and its condition.

  • Issues with the pulmonic circulation can lead to serious respiratory problems.

Synonyms

pulmonary
vspulmonic
  • Specialized
64 4.1

Relating to the lungs or how they work

is the same meaning but used as an alternative form

Compounds

pulmonic plague
  • Specialized
8.9

A fast, often deadly lung infection that spreads through the air between people

Surface Forms

pulmonic positive

Morphology

pulmonic = pulmonary (semi-transparent) = pulmon + ic

The adjectival formation with '-ic' is regular, but the combining form 'pulmon-' is not a standalone English word and the term is relatively technical.

Etymology

Pulmonic comes from the Latin word pulmo and its root pulmon-, which means 'lung', so pulmonic describes something 'of the lungs' or that affects breathing.