lung
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1. either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | respiratory organ, |
| definition | : | any organ involved in the process of respiration (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | bronchial artery, |
| definition | : | arteries that accompany the bronchioles (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | pulmonary vein, vena pulmonalis, |
| definition | : | any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | alveolar bed, |
| definition | : | lung tissue densely packed with alveoli (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | lobe of the lung, |
| definition | : | any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | air cell, air sac, alveolus, |
| definition | : | a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways (noun.body) |
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