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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 is the organ responsible for breathing. Humans have two lungs (左右の肺).
COMMON MEDICAL COMPOUNDS:
- 肺炎: pneumonia
- 肺がん: lung cancer
- 肺活量: lung capacity (vital capacity)
- 肺のレントゲン: lung X-ray
- 肺結核: pulmonary tuberculosis
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 肺が弱い: to have weak lungs
- 肺に水がたまる: fluid in the lungs
- 肺を強える: to strengthen the lungs
RELATED BODY PARTS:
- 心臓: heart
- 気管: trachea, windpipe
- 気管支: bronchi
- 横隔膜: diaphragm