pulmonology

noun

medical specialty involving lungs

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌpʊlməˈnɒləd͡ʒi/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin pulmō Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English pulmonology From Latin pulmō + English -logy.

The branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract.