lung
n. one of two saclike respiratory organs responsible for transferring oxygen into the bloodstream | ||||
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Lung Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Lung
(n.)
An organ for aerial respiration; -- commonly in the plural.
(n.)
An organ for aerial respiration; -- commonly in the plural.
| WordNet 2.0 |
lung
Noun
1. either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
(hypernym) respiratory organ
(part-holonym) lower respiratory tract
(part-meronym) bronchial artery
Noun
1. either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
(hypernym) respiratory organ
(part-holonym) lower respiratory tract
(part-meronym) bronchial artery
| Australian Slang |
Lungs
(pl. n.) (crass) female breasts, especially large ones
(pl. n.) (crass) female breasts, especially large ones
Wouldn't work in an iron lung
lazy
| hEnglish - advanced version |
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 aërial respiration; -- commonly in the plural. my lungs began to crow like chanticleer.
note: in all air-breathing vertebrates the lungs are developed from the ventral wall of the esophagus as a pouch which divides into two sacs. in amphibians and many reptiles the lungs retain very nearly this primitive saclike character, but in the higher forms the connection with the esophagus becomes elongated into the windpipe and the inner walls of the sacs become more and more divided, until, in the mammals, the air spaces become minutely divided into tubes ending in small air cells, in the walls of which the blood circulates in a fine network of capillaries. in mammals the lungs are more or less divided into lobes, and each lung occupies a separate cavity in the thorax. see respiration.
lung
fever (med.), pneumonia.
lung
flower (bot.), a species of gentian (g. pneumonanthe).
lung
lichen (bot.), tree lungwort. see under lungwort.
lung
sac (zo?l.), one of the breathing organs of spiders and snails.
similar words(12)
thresher`s lung
lung cancer
lung-power
lung sac
lung fever
lobe of the lung
lung lichen
wet lung
lung flower
white lung
lung-grown
iron 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 aërial respiration; -- commonly in the plural. my lungs began to crow like chanticleer.
note: in all air-breathing vertebrates the lungs are developed from the ventral wall of the esophagus as a pouch which divides into two sacs. in amphibians and many reptiles the lungs retain very nearly this primitive saclike character, but in the higher forms the connection with the esophagus becomes elongated into the windpipe and the inner walls of the sacs become more and more divided, until, in the mammals, the air spaces become minutely divided into tubes ending in small air cells, in the walls of which the blood circulates in a fine network of capillaries. in mammals the lungs are more or less divided into lobes, and each lung occupies a separate cavity in the thorax. see respiration.
lung
fever (med.), pneumonia.
lung
flower (bot.), a species of gentian (g. pneumonanthe).
lung
lichen (bot.), tree lungwort. see under lungwort.
lung
sac (zo?l.), one of the breathing organs of spiders and snails.
similar words(12)
thresher`s lung
lung cancer
lung-power
lung sac
lung fever
lobe of the lung
lung lichen
wet lung
lung flower
white lung
lung-grown
iron lung
Lung Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
lung
One of a pair of organs in the chest that supplies the body with oxygen, and removes carbon dioxide from the body.
One of a pair of organs in the chest that supplies the body with oxygen, and removes carbon dioxide from the body.
Lung Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Rakefet |
Lung
Lung (Chinese) Dragon; the being who excels in intelligence. Dragons of Wisdom was the name given by the Chinese to the first disciples of the primitive adepts of the third root-race, and later of the fourth and fifth root-races. The dragon was described as: "gifted with an accepted form, which he has the supernatural power of casting off for the assumption of others, he has the power of influencing the weather, producing droughts or fertilizing rains at pleasure, of raising tempests and allaying them" (Mythical Monsters 212).
Confucius spoke of the dragon as one who "feeds in the pure water of Wisdom and sports in the clear waters of Life"; while the Twan-ying-tu says of the yellow dragon, "His wisdom and virtue are unfathomable . . . he does not go in company and does not live in herds (he is an ascetic). He wanders in the wilds beyond the heavens. He goes and comes, fulfilling the decree (Karma); at the proper seasons if there is perfection he comes forth, if not he remains (invisible)" (SD 2:365).
Lung (Chinese) Dragon; the being who excels in intelligence. Dragons of Wisdom was the name given by the Chinese to the first disciples of the primitive adepts of the third root-race, and later of the fourth and fifth root-races. The dragon was described as: "gifted with an accepted form, which he has the supernatural power of casting off for the assumption of others, he has the power of influencing the weather, producing droughts or fertilizing rains at pleasure, of raising tempests and allaying them" (Mythical Monsters 212).
Confucius spoke of the dragon as one who "feeds in the pure water of Wisdom and sports in the clear waters of Life"; while the Twan-ying-tu says of the yellow dragon, "His wisdom and virtue are unfathomable . . . he does not go in company and does not live in herds (he is an ascetic). He wanders in the wilds beyond the heavens. He goes and comes, fulfilling the decree (Karma); at the proper seasons if there is perfection he comes forth, if not he remains (invisible)" (SD 2:365).
Lung Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Lung
esh-sa'haf (TGV), eshaf (MGV)
esh-sa'haf (TGV), eshaf (MGV)
| English - Klingon |
lung
n. tagh
n. bIreQtagh - bregit lung
n. tagh
n. bIreQtagh - bregit lung
| Klingon - English |
lung
n. animal loong (lizard-like creature)
n. animal loong (lizard-like creature)
| Phobia |
Phthisiophobia
Fear of tuberculosis
Fear of tuberculosis
Lung Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Lung
For the village in Tibet, see Lung, Tibet
The lung is the essential respiration organ in air-breathing vertebrates, the most primitive being the lungfish. Its principal function is to transport oxygen from the atmosphere into the bloodstream, and to excrete carbon dioxide from the bloodstream into the atmosphere. This exchange of gases is accomplished in the mosaic of specialized cells that form millions of tiny, exceptionally thin-walled air sacs called alveoli. The lungs also have non respiratory functions.
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