pulmonic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs.

Similar
pulmonarypneumonic
OriginMedieval Latin pulmōnicus →
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Meanings

adjectivepulmonic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs.

    Synonyms: pulmonary

  2. not comparablehuman sciencesProduced by pushing air from or into the lungs.
nounpulmonic (plural pulmonics)

plural pulmonics

  1. obsoletea medicine for treating a lung disease.
  2. obsoletea person affected by a lung disease.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs.

Similar
pulmonary

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelating to or affecting the lungs

Similar
pneumonicpulmonary
Also see
pneumonicpulmonary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinpulmōnicus
  2. Englishpulmonic

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

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APA

pulmonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonic

MLA

“pulmonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulmonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonic.

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