LUNG


Meaning of LUNG in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ collapsed , diseased , injured , punctured

▪ healthy

▪ transplanted

VERB + LUNG

▪ fill

I opened the window and filled my ~s with cool fresh air.

▪ clear , empty

Coughing clears the ~s of mucus.

▪ block , choke , clog

The smoke was beginning to choke her ~s.

▪ damage

▪ enter

Water had entered his ~s and he was choking.

▪ penetrate , pierce , puncture

▪ infect

▪ burn

The smoke was burning his ~s.

▪ remove

LUNG + VERB

▪ work

Your heart and ~s have to work harder if you're overweight.

▪ heave

▪ fill

I let my ~s fill with the scented air.

▪ collapse

▪ burst ( figurative )

Lungs bursting, she flew across the finish line.

▪ ache , hurt

Her ~s ached from the exertion.

▪ burn

LUNG + NOUN

▪ capacity , power

▪ ailment , cancer , condition , disease , infection , inflammation , injury , problems , tumour/tumor

▪ cell , surface , tissue

▪ function

▪ volume

▪ transplant , transplantation

▪ surgery

▪ biopsy , scan

PREPOSITION

▪ in the ~

levels of carbon dioxide in the ~s

▪ into the ~

These particles are breathed into the ~s.

▪ on the ~

He had blood clots on the ~.

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