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LUNG

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There are 16 entries related to LUNG in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary.


1. What does LUNG mean?
pronunciation
Either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

2. What does WET LUNG mean?
pronunciation
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.

3. What does AQUA-LUNG mean?
pronunciation
It's a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

4. What does BOOK LUNG mean?
pronunciation
Organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book

5. What does IRON LUNG mean?
pronunciation
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

6. What does LUNG-LIKE mean?
pronunciation
Performing functions similar to those performed by lungs

7. What does BLACK LUNG mean?
pronunciation
Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

8. What does LUNG-POWER mean?
pronunciation
The ability to speak loudly

9. What does WHITE LUNG mean?
pronunciation
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.

10. What does LUNG CANCER mean?
pronunciation
Carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer

11. What does FARMER'S LUNG mean?
pronunciation
Alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay

12. What does THRESHER'S LUNG mean?
definition
Alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay

13. What does LOBE OF THE LUNG mean?
pronunciation
Any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung

14. What does COAL MINER'S LUNG mean?
pronunciation
Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

15. What does BLACK LUNG DISEASE mean?
pronunciation
Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

16. What does HEART-LUNG MACHINE mean?
pronunciation
It's 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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