Glossary

Pulmonary

Pulmonary

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Pulmonary means «relating to the lungs». The term appears in many technical expressions, for example in pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure in the pulmonary circulation. It is derived from the Latin word «pulmo» for lung.

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