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lung

lung

705 1.0
One of the two organs in the chest that take in oxygen for the blood and release carbon dioxide
  • noun
  • /lʌŋ/
translation icon : pulmón
  • Patients with an FEV1 below 30% may be considered for a lung transplant.
  • lung cancer
  • lung disease
  • lung function

And they cut out both of her lungs, scooped them out.

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Examples

  • I took a deep breath and filled my lungs full of fresh air.

  • When you breathe in, your lungs expand, the diaphragm moves down.

  • I have to watch out for my lungs, take care of myself.

  • You have to breathe into your lungs and breathe out as you speak.

  • The air is drawn out of their lungs, and they gasp for breath.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • My breath rushed back into my lungs and time seemed to readjust.

  • The condition may be widespread in the lungs, or limited to part of the lungs or one lobe.

    Academic text (2011)
  • That's twice the percentage of oxygen our lungs extract from a breath of air.

  • The doctor explained that smoking can severely damage your lungs and lead to chronic health issues.

  • During the marathon, I could feel my lungs working hard to provide enough oxygen for my body.

Synonyms

1 3.7

A body part that takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide when an animal breathes

is a specific saclike chest organ performing that gas exchange in vertebrates

Compounds

lung cancer
  • Specialized
72 2.3

A serious lung illness from harmful cell growth often caused by smoking

black lung
  • Specialized
5 6.7

A lung disease from breathing coal dust for a long time that often affects miners

iron lung
  • Archaic
4 6.7

A machine that surrounds the body and helps a person breathe by changing air pressure

heart-lung machine
  • Specialized
3 5.1

A machine used during heart surgery that pumps and adds oxygen to the blood

black lung disease
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A serious lung illness caused by breathing coal dust over many years, often in miners

coal miner's lung
  • Specialized
1 6.2

A lung disease that comes from breathing coal dust for a long time

lobe of the lung
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A large part of a lung, with three on the right and two on the left

lung buster
  • Slang
1 8.9

A very hard physical activity that makes you breathe very fast

lung-busting
  • Slang
1 8.6

Very hard exercise that makes you breathe heavily

1 6.7

Ability to sing or shout loudly for a long time

smoker's lung
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Lung damage from breathing cigarette smoke for many years that makes breathing hard and causes a long cough

book lung
  • Specialized
9.9

An organ with thin, leaf-like folds that spiders and scorpions use to breathe

Aqua-Lung
  • Archaic
7.7

A breathing device divers use to breathe underwater before modern scuba gear

farmer's lung
  • Specialized
7.4

An illness of the lungs from breathing moldy hay that makes you cough and have trouble breathing

lung-like
  • Specialized
6.7

Having parts that work like breathing organs to let a creature take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide

thresher's lung
  • Specialized
9.7

A lung disease caused by breathing dust from moldy hay

wet lung
  • Specialized
8.8

A serious lung illness in which fluid and swelling make breathing hard, often after breathing in chemical fumes

white lung
  • Specialized
9.9

Severe lung damage from breathing harmful gases like chlorine or ammonia that makes lungs stiff and stops them working well

How Healthy

lung
705 1.0
smoker's lung
  • Specialized
1 4.4
lung cancer
  • Specialized
72 2.3

Surface Forms

lung singular
lungs plural

Etymology

Lung comes from an old Germanic word and you can still see it in German as Lunge and Dutch as long. So a lung is the 'breathing organ' in the chest that fills with air to help you breathe.