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lung::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | respiratory organ |
Examples of lung
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If you were suffering with stage IV lung cancer, would you still get a PSA test?
From the orlandosentinel.com
Doctors were concerned that she may have sustained serious brain or lung damage.
From the nzherald.co.nz
This translates into about a third of very heavy smokers developing lung cancer.
From the us.cnn.com
Secondhand smoke also causes lung cancer, heart and lung disease in non-smokers.
From the us.cnn.com
Lung transplantation is a feasible treatment option in highly selected patients.
From the sciencedaily.com
They showed us a lung from a person who was smoking and a person around smoking.
From the delawareonline.com
It is well known that smoking is the primary cause of both lung cancer and COPD.
From the sciencedaily.com
John Cazale made only five movies before dying of lung cancer in 1978 at age 42.
From the sacbee.com
The lung association's press releases don't explain this to the public, however.
From the post-gazette.com
- Either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
- The lung (adjectival form) is the essential respiration organ in all air-breathing animals, including most tetrapods, a few fish and a few snails. In mammals and the more complex life forms, the two lungs are located in the chest on either side of the heart. ...
- Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. This growth may lead to metastasis, which is the invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs. The vast majority of primary lung cancers are carcinomas of the lung, derived from epithelial cells. ...
- As distinct from the Western medical concept of Lungs, the concept of Zang from Traditional Chinese Medicine is more a way of describing a set of interrelated parts than an anatomical organ. (See Zang Fu theory)
- A bong (also water pipe) is a filtration device for smoking, generally used to smoke cannabis, tobacco, or other substances.
- (Lungs (album)) Lungs is the debut album by the London-based indie pop band Florence and the Machine, released 6 July 2009 by Island Records. The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart for five weeks after its release, behind The Essential Michael Jackson compilation. ...
- A biological organ that extracts oxygen from the air
- (Lungs) The main part of the respiratory system that takes oxygen from the air into the bloodstream and allows carbon dioxide to escape from the body.
- (Lungs) Organs of respiration
