lungs
Example Sentences
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Tyvaso makes up the bulk of United Therapeutics’ revenue and is approved to treat two forms of high blood pressure in the lungs.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
"Bones are overly smooth, spines unnaturally straight, lungs overly symmetrical, blood vessel patterns excessively uniform, and fractures appear unusually clean and consistent, often limited to one side of the bone."
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Smog from 2 million tailpipes filled L.A.’s streets and burned the lungs of its denizens, but it was really created more than 2,000 miles away, in Detroit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Similarly, ice boxes continue to be used to transport hearts and lungs between hospitals in many instances.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
He fought, his lungs shrieking, back to the surface.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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