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intrapulmonary

intrapulmonary

8.9
Happening inside the lungs
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntrəˈpʌlməˌnɛri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : intrapulmonar
  • The doctor explained that the treatment targets intrapulmonary infections to improve lung function.

Examples

  • Patients with intrapulmonary conditions often require specialized respiratory therapy.

  • Intrapulmonary pressure changes can significantly affect breathing patterns during exercise.

  • We report an extremely unusual case of a retained foreign body at two places: intrapulmonary and intramyocardial simultaneously.

    Academic text (2007)

  • An unusual case of simultaneous occurrence of foreign bodies at two places, intrapulmonary and intramyocardial, is described.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Both the intrapulmonary and intramyocardial needles were successfully removed, and the patient made an uneventful recovery.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Furthermore, the positive intrathoracic pressure has been reported to increase stroke volume index and to decrease intrapulmonary shunt and left-ventricular afterload without compromising cardiac index.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

pulmonary
vsintrapulmonary
  • Specialized
64 4.1

Relating to the lungs or how they work

is limited to things located inside the lungs

Surface Forms

intrapulmonary positive

Morphology

intrapulmonary = pulmonary (transparent) = intra + pulmonary

Formed by the prefix 'intra-' (within) added to 'pulmonary' (relating to the lungs), yielding 'within the lungs' in an obvious way.

Etymology

The word intrapulmonary is made of intra- 'within' and the root pulmo 'lung'. So intrapulmonary means 'inside the lungs', and doctors use it to talk about things that happen in the lungs.