lung

lung
noun Etymology: Middle English lunge, from Old English lungen; akin to Old High German lungun lung, līhti light in weight — more at light Date: before 12th century 1. a. one of the usually paired compound saccular thoracic organs that constitute the basic respiratory organ of air-breathing vertebrates b. any of various respiratory organs of invertebrates 2. a. a device enabling individuals abandoning a submarine to rise to the surface b. a mechanical device for regularly introducing fresh air into and withdrawing stale air from the lung ; respirator — compare iron lunglungful noun

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