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lung

[luhng] / lʌŋ /
NOUN
body part
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Epidemiologically, PM2.5 spikes are linked to a rise in emergency room visits, Hammes said, with longer-term impacts on heart and lung health from chronic exposure.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

Researchers at King's College London have launched a "Laughter Lab" to explore whether laughing can help people with chronic lung conditions by clearing airways, improving breathing, and boosting wellbeing.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

In bat lung cells, however, the RaTG13 version activated an immune protein that helped keep the virus under control.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

Last fall, he started regularly leaving his home in Little Rock Ark., to visit his parents in Azle, Texas, for a week at a time, helping them navigate his mother’s brain and lung cancer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

His lung infection worsened, and he coughed up pus and mucous in fits that exhausted him.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow



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