lungs

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

"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

Kids and their developing lungs were especially vulnerable.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Over the past seven years, the 34-year-old has been offered new lungs on 17 different occasions, but each time the operation has been cancelled.

From BBC

While Darren developed scarring on his lungs and eventually left his job in the police, Gabby became increasingly poorly and was diagnosed with long Covid.

From BBC