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PULMONARY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or affecting the lungs
Example:
pulmonary disease
Synonyms:
pneumonic; pulmonary; pulmonic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
lung (either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood)
Context examples:
It may lead to arrhythmias and pulmonary hypertension.
(Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return, NCI Thesaurus)
Pulmonary hypertension that results from another disorder (e.g., connective tissue disorder).
(Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, NCI Thesaurus)
It may lead to a chronic granulomatous pulmonary infection and disseminate to other anatomic sites including skin, nervous system and bones.
(Blastomycosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Use of nasogastric tubes after abdominal operation intended to hasten the return of bowel function, prevent pulmonary complications, diminish the risk of anastomotic leakage, increase patient comfort and shorten hospital stay.
(Nasogastric Decompression, NCI Thesaurus)
Narrowing of the lumen of the right or left pulmonary artery branch.
(Branch Pulmonary Artery Stenosis, NCI Thesaurus)
If a blood clot in a deep vein breaks off and travels through the bloodstream to the lungs and blocks blood flow, the condition is called pulmonary embolism.
(Blood Clots, NIH)
An individual that has tested negative for pulmonary, laryngeal, or pleural tuberculosis but has had a non-cavitary chest x-ray that is consistent with tuberculosis.
(Medium-priority Tuberculosis Subject, NCI Thesaurus)
The axis may deviate from normal position due to structural problems (valve conditions), pulmonary or systemic hypertension and/or heart attacks.
(Normal Axis Deviation by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition, this agent may be associated with pulmonary, hepatic, and hematologic toxicities.
(PCNU, NCI Thesaurus)
Pulmonary hypoplasia is present in the vast majority of cases and is often the fatal component of this syndrome.
(Pena-Shokeir Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
