pulmonic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pulmōnicus, from pulmō (“lung”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

pulmonic (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs.

   Synonym: pulmonary

   Hypernyms: bronchopulmonary, respiratory

2. (phonetics, phonology) Of a speech sound: produced by pushing air from or into the lungs.

   Coordinate terms: velaric, glottalic

Derived terms

• nonpulmonic
• pulmonic acid
• pulmonically
• pulmonic sounds
• pulmonic valve
• subpulmonic
• transpulmonic

Noun

pulmonic (plural pulmonics)

1. (obsolete) A medicine for treating a lung disease.
2. (obsolete) A person affected by a lung disease.