- The
lungs are the
primary organs of the
respiratory system in many animals,
including humans. In
mammals and most
other tetrapods, two
lungs are located...
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Lung cancer, also
known as
lung carcinoma, is a
malignant tumor that
begins in the
lung.
Lung cancer is
caused by
genetic damage to the DNA of
cells in...
- An iron
lung is a type of
negative pressure ventilator, a
mechanical respirator which encloses most of a person's body and
varies the air
pressure in the...
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Lung transplantation, or
pulmonary transplantation, is a
surgical procedure in
which one or both
lungs are
replaced by
lungs from a donor.
Donor lungs...
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lungs, that can vary in size and may be very large. The
spaces are
caused by the
breakdown of the
walls of the alveoli,
which replace the
spongy lung...
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Lung tumors are
neoplastic lung nodules.
These include:
Primary tumors of the
lung/pulmonary system:
Bronchial leiomyoma, a rare,
benign tumor Lung cancer...
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Black lung may
refer to:
Black lung, or
black lung disease, the
common name for coalworker's pneumoconiosis, a
disease caused by long-term
exposure to...
- The
Momsen lung was a
primitive underwater rebreather used
before and
during World War II by
American submariners as
emergency escape gear. It was invented...
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Sihung Lung (Chinese: 郞雄; pinyin: Láng Xíong; Wade–Giles: Lang Hsiung; c. 1930 – May 2, 2002), also
known as Paul
Lung, was a
Taiwanese movie and TV actor...
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Lung hernia (Sibson hernia) is a
protrusion of
lung outside of
thoracic wall. In 20%
patients with
lung hernia, the
incidence is congenital. In 80% of...
