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lungs, plural;
  1. Each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed. Lungs are characteristic of vertebrates other than fish, though similar structures are present in some other animal groups

  2. The open spaces in a town or city, where its inhabitants can get fresher air

  1. either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
  2. The lung (adjectival form) is the essential respiration organ in all air-breathing animals, including most tetrapods, a few fish and a few snails. In mammals and the more complex life forms, the two lungs are located in the chest on either side of the heart. ...
  3. Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. This growth may lead to metastasis, which is the invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs. The vast majority of primary lung cancers are carcinomas of the lung, derived from epithelial cells. ...
  4. As distinct from the Western medical concept of Lungs, the concept of Zang from Traditional Chinese Medicine is more a way of describing a set of interrelated parts than an anatomical organ. (See Zang Fu theory)
  5. Lüng (Tibetan: rlung) is a word that means wind or breath. It is a key concept in the Vajrayana traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and as such is part of the symbolic 'twilight language', used to non-conceptually point to a variety of meanings. ...
  6. A bong (also water pipe) is a filtration device for smoking, generally used to smoke cannabis, tobacco, or other substances.
  7. (Lungs (album)) Lungs is the debut album by the London-based indie pop band Florence and the Machine, released 6 July 2009 by Island Records. The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart for five weeks after its release, behind The Essential Michael Jackson compilation. ...
  8. A biological organ that extracts oxygen from the air
  9. (Lungs) The main part of the respiratory system that takes oxygen from the air into the bloodstream and allows carbon dioxide to escape from the body.
  10. (Lungs) Organs of respiration
  11. Lungs are organs of the respiratory system. They help your body to breathe! You have two lungs, which together form one of the largest organs in your body. They are located in the upper part of your chest, protected by the ribs. ...
  12. (LUNGS) alchemist's servant whose duty was to fan the fire
  13. (Lungs) Body organs used by animals to breathe oxygen from the air. Animals with lungs must be able to breathe air, although some can hold their breaths under water for a long time.
  14. (Lungs) Mine could be better.
  15. (Lungs) The organs in your chest which allow you to breathe. They bring oxygen to the bloodstream, and get rid of carbon dioxide.
  16. (Lungs) The organs that work to take fresh air into the body and expel stale air are the lungs; there is a pair of these in the chest cavity.
  17. (Lungs) The second organ to be examined in an extispicy TT , after the liver TT ; special attention was paid to the parts known as the Middle Finger TT , Cap TT , Cavity TT , Back TT , and Head Lift TT . Most of these zones have not yet been identified.
  18. (Lungs) The two organs of respiration that bring air and blood into close contact so that oxygen can be added to and carbon dioxide removed from the blood.
  19. (Lungs) Throughout all others organs sarcoidosis can infect, the lungs are the most commonly infected. Lymph nodes become inflamed where the lungs meet the heart and to the right of the trachea (windpipe) enabling them to easily be seen through an x-ray. ...
  20. (Lungs) You need to find in what ways are you ready to expand outside your normal life because up to now there was only disappointment in desires.
  21. (Lungs) an assistant to an Alchemist who worked the bellows.
  22. (Lungs) fill with air when you breathe and take air (oxygen) to your blood. Every part of your body needs oxygen to live. Twenty percent of the air is usually oxygen
  23. (Lungs) grief, decision making
  24. (Lungs) respires alternately
  25. (The lungs) are the main organ of respiration. In the lungs millions of ALVEOLI and blood Capillaries exchange Oxygen and carbon dioxide. Each lung is housed in a separate PLEURAL CAVITY (which in turn are located in the larger THORACIC CAVITY). ...