lungs
Thoracic air processors
Lungs are the pair of spongy organs in the chest that extract oxygen from air and expel carbon dioxide.
Most vertebrates have them.
At the top of one's lungs means as loudly as possible: She screamed at the top of her lungs.
To have good lungs is to have powerful vocal capacity.
Draw air in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- breathAir taken in
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
gas exchange · ventilation · inhalation · exhalation · airflow · diaphragm · respiration · aerobic
Lung's gas-exchange chambers
- bronchiMain lung air passages
- bronchiolesSmallest respiratory passages
- lobesRounded projecting parts
- pleuraMembrane around lungs
trachea · diaphragm · thorax · capillaries · pulmonary · tissue · mediastinum · intercostal
Chronic lung inflammation
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
- emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
COPD · fibrosis · edema · cancer · pleurisy · cough · wheeze · congestion
Sudden sharp breath
Airborne combustion byproduct
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- tarFile bundling utility
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- asbestosFibrous fireproofing mineral
radon · silica · carcinogens · smog · toxins · secondhand smoke · inhalants · fumes
inhale
Draw air in
carbon dioxide · gas exchange · ventilation · inhalation · exhalation · airflow · diaphragm · respiration · aerobic · diffusion
alveoli
Lung's gas-exchange chambers
- bronchiMain lung air passages
- bronchiolesSmallest respiratory passages
- lobesRounded projecting parts
pleura · trachea · diaphragm · thorax · capillaries · pulmonary · tissue · mediastinum · intercostal · phrenic
asthma
Chronic lung inflammation
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
- emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
tuberculosis · COPD · fibrosis · edema · cancer · pleurisy · cough · wheeze · congestion · inflammation
gasp
Sudden sharp breath
shout · scream · laugh · sob · hiccup · pant · huff · groan · wail · bellow
smoke
Airborne combustion byproduct
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- tarFile bundling utility
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
asbestos · radon · silica · carcinogens · smog · toxins · secondhand smoke · inhalants · fumes · dust
- body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
- adaptationnatural selection, evolution, mimicry, camouflage, hibernation
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- biology topicsanimals, plants, insects, dinosaurs, fish
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- Lungsbronchi, bronchus, alveoli, airways, air sacs
- lung cancerMalignant growth in chest
- lung powerVocal force from breath
- heart and lungs
- burning lungs
- lung transplantReplacing diseased respiratory organs
- iron lungBody-encasing mechanical respirator
lung, lunging, lunged, lungful, lungfish, lungfuls, lungwort, lunglike, lungworm