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English noun: lung

1. lung (body) either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood


Broader (hypernym)respiratory organ


Part holonymair cell, air sac, alveolar bed, alveolus, bronchial artery, lobe of the lung, pulmonary vein, vena pulmonalis


Part meronymlower respiratory tract









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