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Lung - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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