lung


Definition: Meaning of, lung in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lʌŋ /

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Singular Plural
lung lungs
[countable]
  1. one of the two organs in your body that you breathe with
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lung used in phrases

  • black lung (noun)
    1. lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
  • black lung disease (noun)
    1. lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
  • book lung (noun)
    1. organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book
  • coal miner's lung (noun)
    1. lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
  • farmer's lung (noun)
    1. alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from mouldy hay
  • heart-lung machine (noun)
    1. a machine that pumps blood and oxygen around someone's body during a medical operation
  • iron lung (noun)
    1. a large machine with a metal case used to help people to breathe
  • lobe of the lung (noun)
    1. any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung
  • lung cancer (noun)
    1. carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer
  • lung-like (adjective)
    1. performing functions similar to those performed by lungs
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