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pulmón

lung

noun pool-MOHN Rare

Origin: Latin 'pulmo, pulmonis' (lung).

Usage Note

Pulmón is used in both everyday and medical contexts; the plural pulmones drops the written accent since stress is naturally penultimate. The adjective pulmonar (pulmonary) appears in medical terms such as embolia pulmonar. The idiom a pleno pulmón means at the top of one's lungs, as in shouting or singing.

Examples

"Fumar daña los pulmones gravemente."

Natural Translation

Smoking seriously damages the lungs.

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