noun

lungs

lungs

Breathing fills your lungs with air.

Breathing fills your lungs with air.

Smoking is very bad for your lungs.

Smoking is very bad for your lungs.

((lungs)) the organ for breathing a pair of lungs

Synonyms: (none, specific organ), Antonyms: (none)

From Old English 'lungen', related to German 'Lunge'. The root means 'light' because lungs are light organs.

Picture your two lungs as balloons that you fill with air.

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