Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PUL'MO-NA-RY
PUL'MO-NA-RY, a. [L. pulmonarius, from pulmo, the lungs, from pello, pulsus, pulso, to drive or beat.]
Pertaining to the lungs; affecting the lungs; as, a pulmonary disease or consumption; the pulmonary artery.
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