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lung
[ luhng ]
noun
- either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- an analogous organ in certain invertebrates, as arachnids or terrestrial gastropods.
lung
/ ±ôʌŋ /
noun
- either one of a pair of spongy saclike respiratory organs within the thorax of higher vertebrates, which oxygenate the blood and remove its carbon dioxide
- any similar or analogous organ in other vertebrates or in invertebrates
- at the top of one's lungsin one's loudest voice; yelling
lung
/ ±ôŲԲµ /
- 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.
- A similar organ found in some invertebrates.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- lunged [luhngd], adjective
- ³ó²¹±ô´Ú-±ô³Ü²Ô²µ±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lung1
Idioms and Phrases
- at the top of one's lungs, as loudly as possible; with full voice:
The baby cried at the top of his lungs.
More idioms and phrases containing lung
see at the top of one's lungs .Example Sentences
They can also detect tuberculosis, an infectious disease that commonly affects the lungs, far quicker than it would be found in a lab using conventional microscopy, Apopo says.
Staff carried out some medical interventions for a few days to make the baby more resilient - including injections of steroids for his lungs.
Fatima, who is from Sudan, found out she had lung cancer in January and had surgery in March to remove a tumour and is due to start a long course of chemotherapy treatment.
Ms Taylor said soot present in Ms McEnroe's lungs showed she had died after the car had caught fire and the cause of death was smoke inhalation, burns and trauma.
Turns out the “Full House†and “Fuller House†veteran, whose immune system has been compromised by the cancer and its treatment, had a problem with his lungs.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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