Lung synonyms

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liver (related)
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bronchi
Plural form of bronchus
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pulmonary
Having lungs or lunglike organs
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pulmonic
(Linguistics) Produced by pushing air from or into the lungs, as opposed to velaric and glottalic.
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pleura
(Anatomy) The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane.
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respiratory
Relating to, used in, or affecting respiration.
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pectoral
Relating to or situated in the breast or chest:
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pneumonic
Relating to, affected by, or similar to pneumonia.
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thoracic
(Anatomy) Of the thorax.
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alveolus
A tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sac in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
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bowel (related)
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kidney (related)
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bladder (related)
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stomach (related)
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airsacs (related)
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pericardial (related)
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atelectasis (related)
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pancreas (related)
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lungs (related)
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intestine (related)
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bronchial (related)
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sinus (related)
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larynx (related)
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airway (related)
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Lung Sentence Examples

  • There is much malaria in the wooded districts of the east and on the higher campos, where the daily extremes of temperature are great, lung and bronchial diseases are common.

  • The knife had punctured his right lung, deflating it.

  • Adaptation for speed is further exhibited in the moulding of the shape of the body so as to present the minimum amount of resistance to the air, as well as in increase in heart and lung capacity to meet the extra expenditure of energy.

  • Thus it is laid down in large quantity in cirrhosis of the liver, kidney or lung, and reacts upon these organs by contracting and inducing atrophy.

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