lung

Meanings

• noun

  One of a pair of organs in the chest that expand and contract to transport air in and out of the body.

  - "The lungs are vital organs that help us breathe."
  - "During exercise, the lungs work harder to supply more oxygen to the body."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lung
tongue , sung , hung , long

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Variants

List of all variants of lung that leads to same result
lung , lungful , lungfuls , lungs , lungsful , Aqua-Lung , Aqua-Lungs , black lung , black lungs , book lung , book lungs , brown lung , brown lung disease , brown lungs , farmer's lung , farmer's lungs , heart-lung machine , heart-lung machines , iron lung , iron lungs , small-cell carcinoma , small-cell lung cancer , small-cell lung cancers , Ch'ien-lung , Chien-lung

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Etymology

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Old English hlungen, from hlungen 'to breathe, breathe out'.

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Trivia

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1. Each human lung has about 600 million alveoli, which is the number of tiny air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.

2. The total surface area of the lungs is about 70 square meters, which is roughly the size of a tennis court.

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Related Concepts

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1. Respiratory system: The lungs are part of the respiratory system, which also includes the trachea, bronchi, and diaphragm.

2. Breathing: The process of inhaling and exhaling air is called breathing, and the lungs play a crucial role in this process.

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Culture

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In literature, lungs have been used as symbols of life and vitality. In the play 'Romeo and Juliet', Juliet famously says, 'A rose by any other name would smell as sweet', but if she had said 'A lung by any other name would breathe as sweet', it would have a different meaning.

How to Memorize "lung"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a pair of balloons in your chest expanding and contracting as you breathe in and out.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lung' with the word 'breathing' to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Lungs Let Us Gather Necessary Oxygen' to remember the function of the lungs.

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