Pulmonary Diseases

noun a pair of organs in the chest that are responsible for breathing

adjective relating to the lungs or their function

• The doctor examined the patient's lung function during the check-up.
• I heard smoking can really damage your lungs.
• I can't believe he's still smoking, he's gonna ruin his lungs.
• His words were like a breath of fresh air, filling her lungs with hope.

noun a pulmonary vein or artery

adjective relating to the lungs

• The patient was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension.
• My grandmother has a pulmonary condition that requires medication.
• I heard that smoking can really mess up your pulmonary system.
• The company's financial losses were like a pulmonary embolism, sudden and severe.

noun a whistling sound made while breathing, typically due to obstruction of the air passages

verb present participle of the verb 'wheeze', which means to breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages

• The patient was wheezing heavily due to an asthma attack.
• I could hear him wheezing from across the room.
• She was wheezing like a broken engine.
• The old car was wheezing its way up the steep hill.