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lung

[luhng] / lʌŋ /
NOUN
body part
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Researchers also examined tumor samples from patients with lung cancer.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Beyond their carbon footprints, they emit fine particulate matter, linked to a range of heart and lung problems; nitrogen oxides, which aggravate respiratory disease; and hazardous air pollutants including mercury, formaldehyde and benzene.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

The publication of my crime is not what floods me with anxiety: It’s the thumbnail, taken inside Orange County jail after I’d spent close to a month recovering from a collapsed lung in the hospital.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

"And spina bifida and gastroschisis are just two, but I believe that we could actually do certain cardiac surgeries in utero, and I think we can also do some lung surgeries in utero."

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

“This is a slice of lung tissue. A monkey that was exposed through the lungs. See how the virus bubbles up in the lung? It’s Ebola Zaire.”

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

After being inhaled, they can pass from the lungs into the bloodstream and travel to organs throughout the body.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

“They tell me about how the chemicals make their eyes and their lungs burn. They tell me about how they can’t go outside and they can’t sleep properly. These symptoms are just the beginning.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Beth and Malcolm Owen's daughter Menna, 18, donated her heart and lungs after she collapsed at the family's home in Tonteg, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 1 March 2025, dying in hospital.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

In early July, Lukwago likened his continued detention to "a death sentence" as he had chronic health problems affecting notably his lungs and spine.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

My insides burned from my nose and throat down to my lungs.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo



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