ALL meanings of lung
lung
L l - noun lung either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates. 1
- noun lung an analogous organ in certain invertebrates, as arachnids or terrestrial gastropods. 1
- idioms lung at the top of one's lungs, as loudly as possible; with full voice: The baby cried at the top of his lungs. 1
- noun lung Each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed. Lungs are characteristic of vertebrates other than fish, though similar structures are present in some other animal groups. 1
- countable noun lung Your lungs are the two organs inside your chest which fill with air when you breathe in. 0
- noun lung either one of a pair of spongy saclike respiratory organs within the thorax of higher vertebrates, which oxygenate the blood and remove its carbon dioxide 0
- noun lung any similar or analogous organ in other vertebrates or in invertebrates 0
- noun lung either of the two spongelike respiratory organs in the thorax of vertebrates, that oxygenate the blood and remove carbon dioxide from it 0
- noun lung any analogous organ in invertebrates 0
- noun lung (anatomy) A biological organ that extracts oxygen from the air. 0