Metaglossary.com - Definitions for "{term}"

Keywords: thorax, respiration, viscera, respiratory, chest

An organ for aërial respiration; -- commonly in the plural.

ftp.uga.edu

One of two large organs in the thoracic cavity that function in the exchange of respiratory gases.

sci.sdsu.edu

The organ in which gas from the atmosphere is exchanged with the gaseous byproducts of cellular metabolism.

ventweaning.com

paired, thin-walled respiratory organs located lateral to the heart

209.35.124.140

either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

wordnet.princeton.edu

an organ in the chest that helps us breath

flaxmere.school.nz

a soft organ and, as such, many contend it can never petrify

groups.google.co.za

contusion - generally refers to interstitial pulmonary bleeding following chest trauma. Lung contusions rarely produce symptoms within the first few hours following trauma, but may result in significant hypoxemia and decreased compliance in the first several days following chest trauma. Severe lung contusion presents on chest x-ray as a totally white lung.

kumc.edu

One of a pair of viscera (internal organs) occupying the chest cavity of the thorax that serve as the organs of respiration in which gas exchange occurs.

papfoundation.org

Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.

medicalglossary.org

organ (pair) of the thorax whose contractions and expansions during respiration deliver oxygen to the blood

urologychannel.com

One of a pair of organs in the chest that supplies the body with oxygen, and removes carbon dioxide from the body.

66.21.62.125

one of a pair of breathing organs located within the chest which remove carbon dioxide from and bring oxygen to the blood.

loripalermo.com

Lungs are a pair of organs in the chest that control breathing. They remove carbon dioxide from the blood and replace it with oxygen.

nhsdirect.nhs.uk

One of a pair of viscera occupying the pulmonary cavities of the thorax, the organs of respiration in which aeration of the blood takes place. As a rule, the right lung is slightly larger than the left and is divided into three lobes (an upper, a middle, and a lower or basal), while the left has but two lobes (an upper and a lower or basal). Each lung is irregularly conical in shape, presenting a blunt upper extremity (the apex), a concave base following the curve of the diaphragm, an outer convex surface (costal surface), an inner or mediastinal surface, a thin and sharp anterior border, and a thick and rounded posterior border.

radiologyinfo.org

Respiratory system

en.wikipedia.org

View 13 more results

Keywords: tib, vajrayana, prana, dharma, tantra

(Tib.): Wind, energy, prana (Skt.). 1. Subtle (life-) wind/energy. In TANTRA these winds are the vehicle of consciousness. 2. Disease, energy disturbance/imbalance in the body. 3. Oral transmission of a DHARMA text.

buddhism.kalachakranet.org

( Tib.): In the vajrayana tradition, an authorization or reading transmission.

bodhipath-west.org

Keywords: zang, chinese, interrelated, anatomical, dragon

Chinese word meaning Dragon

angelfire.com

As distinct from the Western medical concept of Lungs, the concept of Zang from Traditional Chinese Medicine is more a way of describing a set of interrelated parts than an anatomical organ.

en.wikipedia.org

Keywords: mesothelioma, pleural, malignant

lung - malignant pleural mesothelioma.

malignant-pleural-mesothelioma.a-mesothelioma.net

Keywords: pulmo, pleumon, pneumon, weight, return

(L. pulmo; G. pneumon or pleumon; AS. Lunge). Named for their light weight. Return to the Top

anatomyatlases.org

Keywords: metastasis, somewhere, dogs, cats, surgical

Lung cancer is less common in animals compared to humans and affects dogs more frequently than cats. It can start in the lung or spread to the lung (metastasis) from another cancer somewhere else in the body. Treatment usually involves surgical removal of the affected lung.

cvsangelcare.com

Keywords: thyroid

Thyroid

fhcrc.org

Keywords: expels, air, takes, body

takes in and expels air from the body

spotlightradio.net

Keywords: disease

He has a lung disease.

newton-e-learning.com