Lung (definition)

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

/abnorm: CYSTIC ADENOMATOID MALFORMATION OF LUNG, CONGENITAL is available; /blood supply: consider also PULMONARY CIRCULATION; /surg: consider also PNEUMONECTOMY but PULMONARY SURGICAL PROCEDURES is also available; /transpl consider also terms at PNEUMO- and PULMON-
See Also Air Sacs; Pneumonectomy; Pulmonary Circulation; Respiration
Examples Bronchi; Pulmonary Alveoli

Other names Lungs

Substance	Categories	Source
Lung agenesis	*Lung Diseases Lung/abnormalities.
Microgastria limb reduction defect	Hamartoma Hypothalamic Diseases Microphthalmos Holoprosencephaly Lung/abnormalities Mullerian Ducts/abnormalities Radius/abnormalities.
Thymic-Renal-Anal-Lung dysplasia	Anus, Imperforate Fetal Growth Retardation Kidney/abnormalities Lung/abnormalities Thymus Gland/abnormalities Ureter/abnormalities.
Ellis Yale Winter syndrome	Abnormalities, Multiple Heart Defects, Congenital *Microcephaly Kidney/abnormalities Lung/abnormalities.
Manouvrier syndrome	*Abnormalities, Multiple Lung/abnormalities Thumb/abnormalities.	LARC Med. 1983;3(6):373-5

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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