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 holonym | air cell, air sac, alveolar bed, alveolus, bronchial artery, lobe of the lung, pulmonary vein, vena pulmonalis | ||
Part meronym | lower respiratory tract | ||