Meanings
nounpulmonology (uncountable)
alternative pulmology
- uncountableThe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract.
Synonyms: pneumology, respiratory medicine, respirology
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*plew-
- Proto-Indo-European*pléwmō
- Proto-Italic*plumō
- Latinpulmō
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishpulmonology
From Latin pulmō + English -logy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 呼吸醫學 /呼吸医学, 胸腔醫學 /胸腔医学
- 呼吸醫學 /呼吸医学the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
- 胸腔醫學 /胸腔医学the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
- 肺部疾病學 /肺部疾病学the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
- 肺病學 /肺病学the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
- 肺病科the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
- 呼吸內科 /呼吸内科the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Czech pneumologie
- pneumologiethe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Finnish pulmonologia, keuhkosairausoppi
- pulmonologiathe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
- keuhkosairausoppithe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
- pneumologiathe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
French pneumologie
- pneumologiethe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
German Pneumologie, Pulmonologie
- Pneumologiethe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
- Pulmonologiethe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
- Pulmologiethe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Greek πνευμονολογία
- πνευμονολογία (pnevmonología)the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Italian pneumologia
- pneumologiathe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Japanese 呼吸器学
- 呼吸器学 (kokyūkigaku)the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Korean 호흡기학, 기도학
- 호흡기학 (hoheupgihak)the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
- 기도학 (gidohak)the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Persian پزشکی ریه, پنومولوژی
- پزشکی ریهthe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
- پنومولوژی (penomoloji)the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Polish pulmonologia
- pulmonologiathe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Portuguese pneumologia
- pneumologiathe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Romanian pneumologie
- pneumologiethe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Russian пульмоноло́гия
- пульмоноло́гия (pulʹmonológija)the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Spanish neumología
- neumologíathe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Tagalog palabagaan
- palabagaanthe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Turkish pnömoloji
- pnömolojithe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Vietnamese khoa hô hấp
- khoa hô hấpthe branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pulmonology
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
pulmonology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonology
MLA
“pulmonology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulmonology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonology.
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