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The lung is the essential respiration organ in air-breathing vertebrates. Its principal function is to transport oxygen from the atmosphere into the bloodstream, and to excrete carbon dioxide from the bloodstream into the atmosphere. This has accomplishes with the mosaic of specialized cells that form millions of tiny, exceptionally thin-walled air sacs where gas exchange takes place. Lungs also have nonrespiratory functions.
Medical terms related to the lung often begin with pulmo-, from the Latin pulmonarius ("of the lungs"), cognate with the Greek pleumon ("lung").
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Meta Description: [ This web page written by thoracic surgeon Fred Grannis MD represents an attempt to provide smokers, lung cancer patients and their families with information on cigarette smoking, cessation, lungcancer risk, diagnosis and treatment. ]
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NCI: What You Need To Know About Lung Cancer - Pamphlet format. Covers the disease, who's at risk, recognizing symptoms, diagnosing lung cancer, the stages of the disease, treatment, side effects.
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Meta Description: [ Every year, more Californians are learning that it's a bad idea to smoke. And a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that it's paying off in lower rates of lung cancer. ]
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