pulmonary: [18] Latin pulmō meant ‘lung’ (it was related to Greek pleúmōn ‘lung’, ultimate source of English pneumonia). From it was formed the adjective pulmōnārius, which English adopted at the beginning of the 18th century as pulmonary.
pulmonary (adj.)
1704, from French pulmonaire and directly from Latin pulmonarius "of the lungs," from pulmo (genitive pulmonis) "lung," cognate with Greek pleumon "lung," Old Church Slavonic plusta, Lithuanian plauciai "lungs," all from PIE *pleu- "to flow, to float, to swim" (see pluvial).
The notion perhaps is from the fact that, when thrown into a pot of water, lungs of a slaughtered animal float, while the heart, liver, etc., do not (compare Middle English lights "the lungs," literally "the light (in weight) organs"). Also see pneumo-.
双语例句
1. He died from a pulmonary embolism.
他死于肺血栓。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Maybe pulmonary edema was not in the cards for me after all.
也许我根本就不会得肺气肿.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. When pulmonary capillary pressure is markedly elevated, pulmonary edema ensues.
当肺毛细血管压力明显升高时, 就出现肺水肿.
来自辞典例句
4. The lungs should be examined for possible pulmonary edema.
应检查肺部,视其是否有肺水肿.
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5. The pulmonary migration of larvae is associated with fever, cough, occasionally hemoptysis.