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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

폐의

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pye-ui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pulmonary/ˈpʌl.mə.ner.i/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"폐 기능 검사는 폐 용적 감소를 나타냈습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the lungs.

    "The pulmonary function tests indicated a decrease in lung capacity."
  2. 2

    Pertaining to the respiratory system.

    "Pulmonary diseases can significantly affect a person's quality of life."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'pulmonarius', relating to the lungs, from 'pulmo' (lung), which traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root *pleu- meaning 'to flow' or 'to swim'. It entered medical English in the late 16th century to describe anatomical structures and diseases associated with respiration.

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