Lung - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |lʌŋ|  American pronunciation of the word lung
Brit.  |lʌŋ|  British pronunciation of the word lung

noun

- either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

Extra examples

Smoking can cause lung cancer.

The report caps a ten-year study of lung cancer among nonsmokers.

Researchers have found a direct correlation between smoking and lung cancer.

Lung cancer death rates are up.

The examination revealed a nodule on his lung.

The bullet pierced his lung.

The bullet pierced through his lung.

Smoking causes lung cancer.

Lung cancer is the most commonly found cancer in men.

Smoking is a contributory factor in lung cancer.

It's a fact that most deaths from lung cancer are caused by smoking.

It's ironic that her husband smoked for thirty years, and yet she's the one who died of lung cancer.

There is a slight infection in the lung which in itself is not serious.

Smoking is known to increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer.

A broken rib had perforated her lung.

Word forms

noun
singular: lung
plural: lungs
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