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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