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lung  (lng)

n.

1. Either of two spongy, saclike respiratory organs in most vertebrates, occupying the chest cavity together with the heart and functioning to remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen.

2. A similar organ in some invertebrates, including spiders and terrestrial snails.

Idiom:

at the top of (one's) lungs

As loudly as one's voice will allow.

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[Middle English lunge, from Old English lungen, lungs; see leg^wh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lung

Noun

the part of the body that allows an animal or bird to breathe air. Humans have two lungs, contained within the chest cavity [Old English lungen]

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lung  (lng)

1. Either of two spongy organs in the chest of air-breathing vertebrate animals that serve as the organs of gas exchange. Blood flowing through the lungs picks up oxygen from inhaled air and releases carbon dioxide, which is exhaled. Air enters and leaves the lungs through the bronchial tubes.

2. A similar organ found in some invertebrates.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lung - either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood bronchial artery - arteries that accompany the bronchioles pulmonary vein, vena pulmonalis - any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart alveolar bed - lung tissue densely packed with alveoli lobe of the lung - any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung lower respiratory tract - the bronchi and lungs respiratory organ - any organ involved in the process of respiration air cell, air sac, alveolus - a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways

Translations

lung [lʌŋ] n → pulmón m

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lung [lʌŋ] n → poumon m

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lung [lʌŋ] n → Lunge f

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lung [lʌŋ] n → polmone m