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PULMONIC
pneumonic, pulmonary, pulmonic
(adjective) relating to or affecting the lungs; “pulmonary disease”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pulmonic (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs; pulmonary.
(phonetics, phonology) Produced by pushing air from or into the lungs, as opposed to velaric and glottalic.
Noun
pulmonic (plural pulmonics)
A medicine for treating lung disease.
A person affected by lung disease.
Source: Wiktionary
Pul*mon"ic, a. Etym: [L. pulmo, -onis, a lung: cf. F. pulmonique.]
Definition: Relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
– n.
Definition: A pulmonic medicine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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