Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The organ in the chest used for breathing; humans and many animals have two.
Lung
/lʌŋ/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
Smoking is bad for your lungs.He took a deep breath into his lungs.
Etymology:
From Old English lungen, derived from Proto-Germanic *lungō, related to Proto-Indo-European root (s)leg-, meaning light (not heavy), referring to its air-filled nature.
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