Definitions for lunglʌŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lunglʌŋ(n.)
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and other air-breathing vertebrates.
Category: Anatomy
an analogous organ in certain invertebrates, as arachnids.
Category: Zoology
Origin of lung:
bef. 1000; lungen, OE, c. MD longe, OHG lungun
lungedlʌŋd(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
lung(noun)
either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
lung(noun)ʌŋ
the organs in the chest that you use to breathe
lung cancer
Wiktionary
lung(Noun)
A biological organ that extracts oxygen from the air.
Webster Dictionary
Lung(noun)
an organ for aerial respiration; -- commonly in the plural
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Lung
Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.
Translations for lung
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
lung(noun)
one of the pair of organs of breathing, in man and other animals.
- longAfrikaans
- رِئَهArabic
- бял дробBulgarian
- pulmãoPortuguese (BR)
- plíceCzech
- die LungeGerman
- lungeDanish
- πνεύμοναςGreek
- pulmónSpanish
- kopsEstonian
- ریهFarsi
- keuhkoFinnish
- poumonFrench
- רֵיאָהHebrew
- फेफड़ाHindi
- plućno kriloCroatian
- tüdőHungarian
- paru-paruIndonesian
- lungaIcelandic
- polmoneItalian
- 肺Japanese
- 허파, 폐Korean
- plautisLithuanian
- plaušaLatvian
- paru-paruMalay
- longDutch
- lungeNorwegian
- płucoPolish
- ،شش ریهPersian
- سږى،ششونهPashto
- pulmãoPortuguese
- plămânRomanian
- лёгкоеRussian
- pľúcaSlovak
- pljučno kriloSlovenian
- plućaSerbian
- lungaSwedish
- ปอดThai
- akciğerTurkish
- 肺Chinese (Trad.)
- легеняUkrainian
- پھیپھڑاUrdu
- phổiVietnamese
- 肺Chinese (Simp.)
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