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

She had a partial hysterectomy and bowel resection, and the endometriosis spread over her body including into her lungs.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

That could allow muscles, lungs, and the heart to adjust more quickly to increasingly difficult exercise.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The material consequences of someone else’s smoke getting into your lungs are dwarfed by the social consequences of public smoking looking cool and inspiring more smokers.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Unlike other infectious respiratory illnesses, hantavirus “infects cells very deep in the lungs, so it’s not as easily transmitted then when someone is speaking or coughing,” Iovine said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

I knew how she felt; my own lungs felt like someone had stuffed them full of cotton.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin