pulmonary
Adjective
Meaning
Of or pertaining to the lungs; affecting the lungs; pulmonic.
Lungwort.
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I've been working with the National Lung Health Education Program to raise awareness about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Having a pulmonary embolism is definitely easier than heart break.
In 1987, I was in Edinburgh doing my first one-man show. I took part in a kickabout with some fellow comedians and tripped over my trousers and heard this cracking sound in my leg. A couple of days later I went into a coma and was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.
pulmonary disease
According to the report, an X-ray conducted on a patient’s lungs six weeks after he left the hospital revealed thin white lines known as reticular shadowing, which could indicate the early signs of scarring or pulmonary fibrosis.
ACE is found in the pulmonary circulation and in the endothelium of many blood vessels.