Lung: alternatives and connections

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Lung

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

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Air cell 70% connected

A cavity in the cellular tissue of plants, containing air only.

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Air sac 70% connected

One of the spaces in different parts of the bodies of birds, which are filled with air and connected with the air passages of the lungs; an air cell.

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Alveolus 70% connected

A cell in a honeycomb.

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