pulmonary

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· Blood clots require treatment to prevent them breaking loose, traveling in the blood stream and eventually blocking the lungs (known as a pulmonary embolism) · A long-term change in the sensitivity of the nipples or skin may or may not be treatable.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or affecting the lungs: pulmonary tuberculosis.
  2. adjective Having lungs or lunglike organs.

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  • This is known as a pulmonary embolus (PE) and estimates suggest that as many as 50 per cent of those with a DVT will go on to develop a PE. —  Entertainment - Female First
  • Cheap furniture made in third and fourth world countries are chocked full of aromatic chemicals that just might not be good for your pulmonary organs. —  Latest Articles
  • Before you use ORENCIA, your doctor may examine you for hepatitis. have a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary (lung) disease (COPD). are scheduled to have surgery. are allergic to any of the following ingredients in ORENCIA: abatacept, maltose, monobasic sodium phosphate, or sodium chloride for administration. recently received a vaccination or are scheduled for any vaccination. have diabetes and use a blood glucose monitor to check your sugar levels. —  WebMD Health
  • The relationships of colloid osmotic-pulmonary artery wedge pressure gradient to pulmonary edema and mortality in critically ill patients. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Serious problems could occur if a clot breaks and travels to the lungs, which is called a pulmonary embolism (PE).
 

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  1. Latin pulmōnārius, from pulmō, pulmōn-, lung; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French pulmonaire = Spanish Portuguese pulmonar = Italian pulmonare, pulmonario, from Latin pulmonarius, pertaining to the lungs, affecting the lungs, from pulmo(n-), lung, = Greek πλεύμων, usually πνεύμων, lung: see pneumonia.
 

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/ˈpəlmənəri/
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