pulmonary : Idioms & Phrases

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • noun a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers
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inferior pulmonary vein

  • noun either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs
    vena pulmanalis inferior.
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pulmonary anthrax

  • noun a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse
    woolsorter's pneumonia; inhalation anthrax; ragpicker's disease; woolsorter's disease; anthrax pneumonia; ragsorter's disease.
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Pulmonary artery

  • noun one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs
    arteria pulmonalis.
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  • . See the Note under Artery.
Webster 1913

pulmonary circulation

  • noun circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs
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pulmonary congestion

  • noun congestion in the lungs
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pulmonary embolism

  • noun blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot
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pulmonary emphysema

  • noun an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age
    emphysema.
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pulmonary plexis

  • noun one of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung
    plexus pulmonalis.
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pulmonary reserve

  • noun the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress
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pulmonary stenosis

  • noun abnormal narrowing of the opening into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle
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pulmonary trunk

  • noun the artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries
    truncus pulmonalis.
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pulmonary tuberculosis

  • noun involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
    white plague; phthisis; consumption; wasting disease.
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pulmonary valve

  • noun a semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery; prevents blood from flowing from the artery back into the heart
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pulmonary vein

  • noun any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
    vena pulmonalis.
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superior pulmonary vein

  • noun either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs
    vena pulmonalis superior.
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