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lungs

noun as in body part

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It’s gorgeous, as is the shot of 20,000 people in the audience singing along at the top of their lungs to the Indigo Girls’ anthemic “Closer to Fine.”

From Salon

It can cause a dramatic drop in blood pressure and damage the lungs, kidneys, liver and other organs.

From BBC

“You can hurt your lungs in there because of the horrible AC; you feel like you’re in a freezer.”

Esmée was born at 28 weeks and spent her early months in intensive care, requiring surgery on her brain, lungs, and bowel.

From BBC

“Respiratory illnesses can be especially risky for infants and toddlers, whose airways and lungs are small and still developing.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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