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midlung

midlung noun: the nexus of an individual lung.

Noun

midlung (plural midlungs)

  1. The nexus of an individual lung
    • In a patient with lobar pneumonia with right posterior midlung consolidation, bronchial breath sounds are heard over the right posterior midlung field, located over the seventh and eight intercostal spaces along the vertebral column.2009, Auscultation Skills: Breath & Heart Sounds, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, page 137

Forms of midlung

pluralmidlungs

Origin of midlung

From mid- + lung.

Questions about midlung

What does midlung mean?
Midlung means the nexus of an individual lung.
What part of speech is midlung?
Midlung is a noun.
What is the plural of midlung?
The plural of midlung is midlungs.

Words near midlung in the dictionary

  1. midlobes
  2. midlogarithmic
  3. midlong
  4. Midlothian
  5. midlumbar
  6. midlung
  7. midlungs
  8. midluteal
  9. midmain
  10. midmajor
  11. midmajors

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