lung
Noun
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Either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates;
Serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood (synset 105394887)is a type of: respiratory organ - any organ involved in the process of respirationhas:- bronchial artery - arteries that accompany the bronchioles
- pulmonary vein, vena pulmonalis - any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart
- alveolar bed - lung tissue densely packed with alveoli
- lobe of the lung - any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung
- air cell, air sac, alveolus - a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
is a part of: lower respiratory tract - the bronchi and lungs
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