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lung

[luhng] / lʌŋ /
NOUN
body part
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I’m being tested for pulmonary hypertension, which means possibly not enough blood is getting to my lungs from my heart.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inside the body, however, organs such as the lungs and stomach depend largely on a different molecular sensor known as TRPA1 to register temperature changes.

From Science Daily

For example, the models struggled to distinguish lung cancer subtypes in African American patients and in male patients.

From Science Daily

Fine particles released by wildfires can injure the heart and lungs, studies have shown.

From The Wall Street Journal

Newcastle will have to do so without influential defender Dan Burn, who is out for four to six weeks after breaking a rib and puncturing a lung in the derby.

From BBC