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• plural of lung.

lungs

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1. 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.

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He puts fresh oxygen into those old lungs and new soul into that crabbed old heart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Dr Manoj Goel, pulmonology unit head at Fortis Memorial Research Institute near Delhi, says these tiny particles "can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream, triggering inflammation and affecting multiple organs".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Their experiments included cells from the lungs, eyes and brain, along with miniature organ models grown in the laboratory.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Since then, the Eagles and Hurts’s agent confirmed that he had been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli, or clots in his lungs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

And so, when he was finished, I took a breath into my failing lungs and, with the last of my strength, finished my story.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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