pulmonaalinen

Pulmonaalinen is a Finnish adjective meaning "pulmonary" or "relating to the lungs." It is commonly used in medical, anatomical and physiological contexts to describe structures, functions, diseases and treatments associated with the pulmonary system. Examples include pulmonaalinen arteria (pulmonary artery), pulmonaalinen hypertensio (pulmonary hypertension) and pulmonaalinen embolia (pulmonary embolism).

Etymology and usage: the word derives from the Latin pulmo (lung) with a Finnish adjectival ending, and is used in both clinical and everyday language in Finland. In medical terminology it appears in compound terms and diagnoses, often paired with Latin- or Greek-derived roots translated into Finnish. Grammatically, pulmonaalinen inflects according to Finnish adjective agreement rules to match the case, number and definiteness of the noun it modifies.

Clinical relevance: pulmonaalinen qualifiers denote conditions that primarily affect the lungs or the pulmonary circulation and are important in respiratory medicine, cardiology and critical care. Distinguishing pulmonaalinen from kardiaalinen (cardiac) or systeeminen (systemic) findings helps clarify whether symptoms or pathologies originate in pulmonary structures.

Related terms in Finnish include keuhkoihin liittyvä and keuhko-, both signifying "pertaining to the lungs." In interdisciplinary contexts, pulmonaalinen is routinely used in translations of international medical literature and in Finnish clinical practice to maintain consistency with global terminology.