LUNG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lung mean? 

• LUNG (noun)
  The noun LUNG has 1 sense:

1. either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

  Familiarity information: LUNG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUNG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lung" is a kind of...):

respiratory organ (any organ involved in the process of respiration)

Meronyms (parts of "lung"):

bronchial artery (arteries that accompany the bronchioles)

pulmonary vein; vena pulmonalis (any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart)

alveolar bed (lung tissue densely packed with alveoli)

lobe of the lung (any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung)

air cell; air sac; alveolus (a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways)

Holonyms ("lung" is a part of...):

lower respiratory tract (the bronchi and lungs)

 Context examples 

A drug used to treat non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.

(Afatinib dimaleate, NCI Dictionary)

It is the dry cough where the frost has bitten the lungs.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

The results show that broad-based efforts to improve general air quality can significantly improve lung function in children.

(Cleaner Air Tied to Healthier Lungs in Kids, NIH)

Adult fibrosarcomas may recur and metastasise to the lungs and bones.

(Adult Fibrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

"I'd give a thousand dollars to have my lungs back for five minutes."

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of hepatocellular, lung, colon, breast and prostate carcinomas.

(MIR126 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Melanomas frequently metastasize to lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain. — 2004

(Metastatic Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of cancers of the lung, liver, colon, breast and prostate as well as leukemias.

(MIR126 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The smallest lobe of the right lung, situated above the oblique fissure and below the horizontal fissure.

(Middle Lobe of the Right Lung, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the formation of purulent and painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs and gastrointestinal tract.

(Actinomycosis, NCI Thesaurus)