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Collocations for lung - noun

ADJ.

collapsed, punctured

VERB + LUNG

fill, refill
I opened the window and filled my lungs with cool fresh air.
clear, empty
Coughing clears the lungs of mucus.
block, choke, clog
The smoke was beginning to choke her lungs.
enter
Water had entered his lungs and he was choking.
puncture

LUNG + VERB

heave | fill
I let my lungs fill with the scented air.
collapse | burst
(figurative) Lungs bursting, she flew across the finish line.

LUNG + NOUN

capacity, power | cancer, complaint, condition, disease, infection, problems, tumour | surface, tissue | function | transplant

PREP.

in the ~
levels of carbon dioxide in the lungs
into the ~
These particles are breathed into the lungs.
on the ~
He had blood clots on the lung.

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