Meaning of lung in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ləŋ/

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1. Noun

   lung

   Etymology

   Old English lungen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch long and German Lunge, from an Indo-European root shared by light; compare with lights

   Definitions

   1. either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates

   Examples

   • « serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood »