pulmonaire

pulmonary

adjective pül-moh-NEHR Rare

Origin: Latin pulmonarius, from pulmo (lung)

Also means

lung (adjective)

Usage Note

Pulmonaire is the medical adjective for anything relating to the lungs: une embolie pulmonaire (pulmonary embolism), la circulation pulmonaire (pulmonary circulation). It is invariable for gender (une artère pulmonaire). In botany, la pulmonaire (lungwort) is a flowering plant whose spotted leaves were historically thought to resemble lung tissue.

Examples

"Il souffre d'une insuffisance pulmonaire."

Natural Translation

He suffers from pulmonary insufficiency.

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