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lung | American Dictionary

lung
noun[ C ]
us/lʌŋ/
biology
either of the two breathing organs in the chest of people and some animals

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lung
Connections, so be it, replacing hydrogen in lungs.
The lungs were clear and mild hepatomegaly was present.
One could think of other words, like lungs or wits.
He demonstrates that our first independent breath after birth has to be exhalation to expel the amniotic fluid from the lungs.
The common feature among those in whom such fistulas are formed is the lack of perfusion of the lungs by blood passing through the liver.
Hypoperfusion of the lungs can give rise to pulmonary vascular disease in the upper lobes.
Angiographic characteristics of the contralateral lungs of animals subjected to venous banding were unremarkable and similar to those from sham-operated animals.
Conceivably, during normothermic bypass, the bronchial circulation may be inadequate to support the metabolism of the lungs, resulting in an ischemic injury.
On the other hand, beagles, taught with difficulty to" smoke", appeared to suffer no ill effects to the lungs.
Metastatic spread to the lungs occurs regularly, but only a very small percentage of patients (0.4-1%) have limited or solitary pulmonary metastasis.
As air breathing increased in importance, the vertebrate larynx strengthened to accommodate additional functions such as optimizing airflow and protecting the lungs from foreign matter.
In the latter version, (6b), the lungs appear as an entity separate from the rest of the body.
In the former version, the person appears as the entity that is ill and the lungs are the locus of that ailment.
The body cavities (peritoneal and pleural), lungs, liver, heart and spleen were checked for metacestodes.
On an organ basis, the highest fertility rates were seen in the lungs, rather than the liver, these being the two most commonly infected organs.
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