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lung, lungs
The respiratory organ in the chest. Used in both everyday and medical contexts.
肺で呼吸する。
To breathe with the lungs.
肺のレントゲンを撮った。
I had an X-ray of my lungs taken.
長年の喫煙で肺が弱っている。
My lungs are weakened from years of smoking.
肺 refers to the lungs.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 肺炎: pneumonia
- 肺がん: lung cancer
- 肺活量: lung capacity
- 肺のレントゲン: lung X-ray
RELATED BODY PARTS:
- 心臓: heart
- 気管: trachea, windpipe
- 胸: chest