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lung
(lŭng)n.
Idiom: 1. Either of two spongy, saclike respiratory organs in air-breathing vertebrates, occupying the chest cavity together with the heart and functioning to provide oxygen to the blood while removing carbon dioxide.
2. A similar organ in some invertebrates, including spiders and terrestrial snails.
at the top of (one's) lungs
As loudly as one's voice will allow.
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lung
(lʌŋ)n
1. (Anatomy) either one of a pair of spongy saclike respiratory organs within the thorax of higher vertebrates, which oxygenate the blood and remove its carbon dioxide
2. (Zoology) any similar or analogous organ in other vertebrates or in invertebrates
3. at the top of one's lungs in one's loudest voice; yelling
[Old English lungen; related to Old High German lungun lung. Compare lights2]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
lung
(lʌŋ)n.
1. either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and other air-breathing vertebrates.
2. an analogous organ in certain invertebrates, as arachnids.
[before 1000; lungen, Old English, c. Middle Dutch longe, Old High German lungun]
lunged (lʌŋd) adj.
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lung
(lŭng)1. Either of two spongy organs in the chest of air-breathing vertebrate animals that serve as the organs of gas exchange. Blood flowing through the lungs picks up oxygen from inhaled air and releases carbon dioxide, which is exhaled. Air enters and leaves the lungs through the bronchial tubes.
2. A similar organ found in some invertebrates.
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lung
- Goes back to an Indo-European word for "light," because of the lightness of the organ.See also related terms for organs.
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| Noun | 1. |  lung - either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the bloodbronchial 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 lower respiratory tract - the bronchi and lungs respiratory organ - any organ involved in the process of respiration |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lung
(laŋ) noun one of the pair of organs of breathing, in man and other animals. pulmón
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lung
→ pulmónMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
lung
n. pulmón, órgano par de la respiración contenido dentro de la cavidad pleural del tórax que se conecta con la faringe a través de la tráquea y la laringe;
air containing ___ → ___ aireado;
___ abscess → absceso pulmonar;
___ cancer → cáncer del ___;
___ capacities → volumen pulmonar;
___ collapse → colapso del ___;
___ diseases → neumopatías;
___ elasticity → elasticidad pulmonar;
___ hemorrhage → hemorragia pulmonar;
quiet ___ → ___ silencioso.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
lung
n pulmón mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.