lung

About 18.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
2. noun Capacity for exercise or exertion; breath.

   He no longer has the lungs to play long rallies like he used to.

3. noun That which supplies oxygen or fresh air, such as trees, parklands, forest, etc., to a place.

Similar words

pulmonary respiratory lifeblood liver pneumoconiosis pneumonia tuberculosis respiration inhalation breathing

Often followed by

cancer disease and is tissue function volume injury capacity

Word family

lungful lungfuls lungs lungsful