pulmonic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pulmōnicus, from pulmō (“lung”).

Adjective

pulmonic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs; pulmonary.
  2. (phonetics, phonology) Produced by pushing air from or into the lungs, as opposed to velaric and glottalic.

Derived terms

Noun

pulmonic (plural pulmonics)

  1. A medicine for treating lung disease.
  2. A person affected by lung disease.
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