pulmonic
Concerning the lungs
Pulmonic means relating to or affecting the lungs: pulmonic disease, pulmonic valve.
In phonetics, pulmonic sounds are produced using airflow from the lungs—the mechanism behind most speech sounds in most languages.
The term is largely confined to medical and linguistic contexts.
Moving body of air
- plosiveConsonant with blocked release
- fricativeConsonant with audible friction
- nasalOf the nose
- voicedExpressed in speech
voiceless · bilabial · alveolar · velar · glottal · articulation · stop · affricate
Respiratory chest organs
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- bronchiMain lung air passages
- tracheaRespiratory airway tube
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
pleura · thoracic · inhalation · exhalation · ventilation · oxygenation · capillaries · bronchial
airstream
Moving body of air
voiced · voiceless · bilabial · alveolar · velar · glottal · articulation · stop · affricate · manner
lungs
Respiratory chest organs
diaphragm · pleura · thoracic · inhalation · exhalation · ventilation · oxygenation · capillaries · bronchial · spirometry
- pulmonary functionLung operational status
- pulmonary embolismClot blocking lung artery
- pulmonary arteryHeart-to-lung blood channel
- pulmonary veinVessel from lung to heart
- pulmonary diseaseIllness of breathing organs
- pulmonary circulationBlood flow through lungs