| pulmo- | The lungs. See: pneum-, pneumo-. Origin: L. Pulmo, lung (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pulmoaortic | Relating to the pulmonary artery and the aorta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulmobranchiate | <zoology> Same as Pulmonibranchiata, -ate. Alternative form: pulmobranchiata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pulmocutaneous | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the lungs and the akin; as, the pulmocutaneous arteries of the frog. Origin: L. Pulmo a lung + E. Cutaneous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pulmogasteropoda | <zoology> Same as Pulmonata. Origin: NL. & E. Gasteropoda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pulmograde | <zoology> Swimming by the expansion and contraction, or lunglike movement, of the body, or of the disk, as do the medusae. Origin: L. Pulmo a lung + gradi to walk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pulmolith | Synonym: pneumolith. Origin: L. Pulmo, long, + G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulmometer | <physiology> A spirometer. Origin: L. Pulmo a lung. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pulmometry | An obsolete term for spirometry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulmonarian | <zoology> Any arachnid that breathes by lunglike organs, as the spiders and scorpions. Also used adjectively. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pulmonary | <anatomy, chest medicine> Pertaining to the lungs. Origin: L. Pulmonarius (06 Oct 1997) |
| pulmonary acariasis | Infestation of the lungs of monkeys with the mite, Pneumonyssus simicola. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulmonary acinus | The part of the airway consisting of a respiratory bronchiole and all of its branches. Synonym: primary pulmonary lobule, respiratory lobule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulmonary adenomatosis | A neoplastic disease in which the alveoli and distal bronchi are filled with mucus and mucus-secreting columnar epithelial cells; characterised by abundant, extremely tenacious sputum, chills, fever, cough, dyspnea, and pleuritic pain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulmonary adenomatosis of sheep | A chronic pulmonary disease of sheep of viral origin, caused by a member of Herpesviridae characterised by adenomatous proliferations in the alveoli and small bronchioles resembling neoplasia. Synonym: jaagsiekte. (05 Mar 2000) |