Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pulmonary \Pul"mo*na*ry\, a. [L. pulmonarius, from pulmo, -onis,
a lung; of uncertain origin, perh. named from its lightness,
and akin to E. float: cf. F. pulmonaire. Cf. {Pneumonia}.]
Of or pertaining to the lungs; affecting the lungs; pulmonic.
{Pulmonary artery}. See the Note under {Artery}.
Source : WordNet®
pulmonary artery
n : one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that
carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs [syn: {arteria
pulmonalis}]