Synonyms

lungs

Cultural

A pair of organs, the principal parts of the respiratory system, at the front of the cavity of the chest, or thorax. In the lungs, oxygen from the air that is inhaled is transferred into the blood, while carbon dioxide is removed from the blood and exhaled.

Example Sentences

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Billed as Symphony Of Lungs, the concert was the most in-demand Prom of the 2024 season.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

"Lungs can make all sorts of sounds, including crackling, wheezing, rippling and howling," Bharat said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

Lungs and hearts last for less than half that long.

From Scientific American • Apr. 30, 2023

Lungs can work less optimally in these three general ways, and COVID-19 can lead to all of them.

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2022

Lungs filled in great gulps, he shot down again, pulling on the formers until he was almost there, then wheeling down head first he grabbed at the cloth.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen

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