1
a
: one of the usually paired compound saccular thoracic organs that constitute the basic respiratory organs of an air-breathing vertebrate
b
: any of various respiratory organs of invertebrates
2
a
: a device enabling individuals abandoning a submarine to rise to the surface
b
: a mechanical device for regularly introducing fresh air into and withdrawing stale air from the lung : respirator compare iron lung
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He filled his lungs with the clean. fresh air.
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These included brain and nervous system cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, and more.1
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
These included brain and nervous system cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, and more.1
Despite the large amount of data that was included in the researchers’ analysis, Sung said there are further questions to explore.
—Simon Spichak, Health, 8 Aug. 2024
Much of their time was spent sailing about the Pacific, because Louis found sea air good for his lungs.
—Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024
Thus began a grueling treatment program that included dozens of rounds of chemotherapy followed by radiation to his lung, shoulders and back.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
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lung
noun1
a
: one of the usually paired organs forming the special breathing structure of vertebrates that breathe air
b
: any of various respiratory organs of invertebrates
2
: a device (as an iron lung) to promote breathing and make it easier
Medical Definition
lung
noun1
a
: one of the usually two compound saccular organs that constitute the basic respiratory organ of air-breathing vertebrates, that normally occupy the entire lateral parts of the thorax and consist essentially of an inverted tree of intricately branched bronchioles communicating with thin-walled terminal alveoli swathed in a network of delicate capillaries where the actual gaseous exchange of respiration takes place, and that in humans are somewhat flattened with a broad base resting against the diaphragm and have the right lung divided into three lobes and the left into two lobes
b
: any of various respiratory organs of invertebrates
2
: a mechanical device for regularly introducing fresh air into and withdrawing stale air from the lungs : respirator see iron lung
lunged
adjective
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