lungs
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“The surgeon, when he talked to me, he said it took like 10 hours and he said, ‘Yeah, I had to scrape your lungs out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Initially, it was diagnosed as a superficial vein clot, and now it is a series of deep vein clots that have since traveled to Hurts’ lungs.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
Hurts has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and a bilateral pulmonary emboli, the statement said, meaning a blood clot has traveled from his legs to his lungs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Foley, 42, died in his sleep on the eve of a match against Racing 92 after a heart condition caused fluid to build up in his lungs.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
What he was waiting for, Christopher couldn’t have explained: he only hoped, in a way that burned in his lungs and stomach, that there was something more than that which he had so far seen.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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