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pulmonar

pulmonary

adjective pool-moh-NAHR Rare

Usage Note

Pulmonar is a purely medical adjective that never changes form for gender — una enfermedad pulmonar and un edema pulmonar both take the same ending. It pairs with nouns like capacidad pulmonar (lung capacity), embolia pulmonar (pulmonary embolism), and fibrosis pulmonar. Learners should not confuse it with the noun pulmón.

Examples

"La capacidad pulmonar disminuye con la edad."

Natural Translation

Lung capacity decreases with age.

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