Definition of Lung. Meaning of Lung. Synonyms of Lung

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Definition of Lung

Lung
Lung Lung, n. [OE. lunge, AS. lunge, pl. lungen; akin to D. long, G. lunge, Icel. & Sw. lunga, Dan. lunge, all prob. from the root of E. light. ? See Light not heavy.] (Anat.) An organ for a["e]rial respiration; -- commonly in the plural. My lungs began to crow like chanticleer. --Shak.

Meaning of Lung from wikipedia

- The lungs are the main organs of the respiratory system in many terrestrial animals, including all tetrapod vertebrates and a small number of amphibious...
- 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...
- Lung volumes and lung capacities refer to the volume of air in the lungs at different phases of the respiratory cycle. The average total lung capacity...
- 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...
- 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...
- Iron lung is the colloquial name for a negative pressure ventilator. Iron Lung may also refer to: Iron Lung (band), a punk band from Seattle Iron Lung (EP)...
- Lung transplantation, or pulmonary transplantation, is a surgical procedure in which one or both lungs are replaced by lungs from a donor. Donor lungs...
- Lung tumors are neoplastic lung nodules. These include: Primary tumors of the lung/pulmonary system: Bronchial leiomyoma, a rare, benign tumor Lung cancer...
- Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination...
- Jonathan Lung is an American television personality, industrial designer and graphic designer, known as a co-host on the Science Channel TV series MythBusters...