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Lung

Meanings and phrases

lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

black lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust; anthracosis; black lung disease; coal miner's lung

black lung disease

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust; anthracosis; black lung; coal miner's lung

book lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book

coal miner 's lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust; anthracosis; black lung; black lung disease

farmer 's lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay; thresher's lung

iron lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration

lobe of the lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung

lung cancer

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer
E.g.
  • Steve Conliff died of lung cancer on June 1, 2006.
  • Shostakovich died of lung cancer on 9 August 1975.
  • In January 2010, Aydın Aybay suffered lung cancer.

thresher 's lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay; farmer's lung

wet lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.; adult respiratory distress syndrome; ARDS; white lung

white lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.; adult respiratory distress syndrome; ARDS; wet lung

died of lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Steve Conliff died of lung cancer on June 1, 2006.
  • Shostakovich died of lung cancer on 9 August 1975.
  • Jon Cole died of lung failure in January 10, 2013.

lung disease

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Exposure to yttrium compounds in humans may cause lung disease.
  • Exposure to yttrium compounds can cause lung disease in humans.
  • He had been suffering from a lung disease and died of emphysema.

cell lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • An increase in expression has been linked to small cell lung cancer.
  • It has been used off-label for non-small cell lung cancer and breast cancer.
  • PTK7 is expressed by many tumors, including ovarian cancer, breast cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer.

diagnosed with lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Early in 2012, he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
  • Ray was diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2002.
  • Maphis was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1985.

cell lung cancer

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • An increase in expression has been linked to small cell lung cancer.
  • It has been used off-label for non-small cell lung cancer and breast cancer.
  • PTK7 is expressed by many tumors, including ovarian cancer, breast cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer.

lung tissue

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The exam allows for visualization of the echogenic tissue, ribs, and lung tissue.
  • Arterial gas embolism requires overextension of lung tissue which can occur on ascent.
  • Once inside, they can migrate to the lungs and further develop there, feeding on the lung tissue.

lung diseases

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • In the spring of 1860, he survived two life-threatening lung diseases, pleurisy and tuberculosis.
  • Secondary effects of sulfur mustard exposure lead to chronic lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis.
  • Such lung diseases are a particular danger for sheep kept indoors, and Dolly had to sleep inside for security reasons.

died from lung

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Her mother died from lung cancer when Hà was 14.
  • On 18 April 2004 he died from lung cancer.
  • Nogiwa died from lung cancer on 13 June 2017, at the age of 81.

lung function

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 left many people with impaired lung function.
  • The lung research studied lung function "in vivo" and "in vitro" using animal models developed for pulmonary diseases.
  • Phase II trials for asthma treatment showed increased lung function for patients, showing increased forced expiratory volume.

lung infection

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • He died of a lung infection in Altenburg on April 12, 1809.
  • An autopsy revealed that he was suffering from a lung infection.
  • Deng died on 19 February 1997, aged 92 from a lung infection and Parkinson's disease.
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