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pulmonala

Pulmonala is the feminine form of the Romanian adjective pulmonal, meaning relating to or affecting the lungs. It is used in medical and anatomical language to describe structures or processes associated with the pulmonary system. In Romanian, adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify, so pulmonala appears with feminine nouns such as artera pulmonala (the pulmonary artery), vena pulmonala (the pulmonary vein), circuлаția pulmonară (the pulmonary circulation), and funcția pulmonară (pulmonary function).

Etymology and form: pulmonala derives from the Latin pulmonalis, itself from pulmo, pulmon- meaning lung, with

Usage and scope: The term is common in Romanian medical texts, anatomy notes, and clinical descriptions when

See also: pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, pulmonary circulation, pulmonary function, pulmonology.

the
suffix
-alis
that
forms
adjectives
of
relation.
The
root
is
shared
with
related
terms
in
many
languages,
yielding
cognates
such
as
pulmonary
in
English,
pulmonare
in
several
Romance
languages,
and
pulmonal
in
German.
specifying
lung-related
aspects
of
anatomy,
physiology,
or
pathology.
It
is
primarily
a
descriptive
adjective
and
is
not
a
disease
name
by
itself.
When
used,
pulmonala
fits
the
gender
of
the
noun
it
modifies,
and
its
plural
forms
align
with
standard
Romanian
grammar.