lung : Idioms & Phrases

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aqua-lung

  • noun a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
    aqualung; scuba.
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black lung

  • noun lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
    anthracosis; black lung disease; black lung.
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black lung disease

  • noun lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
    anthracosis; black lung disease; black lung.
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book lung

  • noun organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book
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coal miner's lung

  • noun lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
    anthracosis; black lung disease; black lung.
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Emphysema of the lungs, Pulmonary emphysema

  • (Med.), a common disease of the lungs in which the air cells are distended and their partition walls ruptured by an abnormal pressure of the air contained in them.
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farmer's lung

  • noun alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay
    farmer's lung.
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heart-lung machine

  • noun a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body
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iron lung

  • noun 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
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lobe of the lung

  • noun any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung
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lung cancer

  • noun carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer
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Lung fever

  • (Med.), pneumonia.
Webster 1913

Lung flower

  • (Bot.), a species of gentian (G. Pneumonanthe).
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Lung lichen

  • (Bot.), tree lungwort. See under Lungwort.
Webster 1913

Lung sac

  • (Zoöl.), one of the breathing organs of spiders and snails.
Webster 1913

lung-grown

Lung"-grown` adjective
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  1. (Med.) Having lungs that adhere to the pleura.
Webster 1913

lung-like

  • adjective performing functions similar to those performed by lungs
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lung-power

  • noun the ability to speak loudly
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thresher's lung

  • noun alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay
    farmer's lung.
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wet lung

  • noun 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.
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white lung

  • noun 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.
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