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lung |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lung \Lung\, n. [OE. lunge, AS lunge, pl lungen; akin to D. long, G. lunge, Icel. & Sw lunga, Dan. lunge, all prob. from the root of E. light. ? See {Light} not heavy.] (Anat.) An organ for a["e]rial respiration; -- commonly in the plural. My lungs began to crow like chanticleer. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lung n : either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
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