| pulmonic tularaemia | Tularaemia affecting the lungs; tularaemic pneumonia. Synonym: pulmonic tularaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pulmonic valve | <anatomy, cardiology> The heart valve that divides the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. The pulmonic valve opens when the right ventricle contracts allowing blood to flow into the pulmonary artery. The pulmonic valve on closure prohibits the backwash of unoxygenated blood into the right ventricle. The pulmonic valve has 3 valve cusps. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pulmonifera | <zoology> Same as Pulmonata. Origin: NL. See Pulmoniferous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pulmoniferous | <zoology> Having lungs; pulmonate. Origin: L. Pulmo, -onis, a lung. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pulmonitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the lung secondary to viral or bacterial infection. Common symptoms include a productive cough, fever, chills and shortness of breath. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pulmonocoronary reflex | Reflex constriction of the coronary arteries as a result of vagal stimuli arising in the lungs, as in pulmonary embolism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulmotor | A medically obsolete term still used occasionally by lay personnel to refer to volume-limited or, more rarely, pressure-limited devices for the rhythmical inflation of lungs during resuscitation outside of hospitals. Origin: L. Pulmo, lung, + motor (05 Mar 2000) |