lungs

• “Too often it does not confine its ravages to the external parts, but it attacks the vital parts; when it affects the lungs it is called consumption, and I wish this to be particularly understood, that _consumption is neither more nor less than scrofula of the lungs_.”

  Observations on the Causes, Symptoms, and Nature of Scrofula or King's Evil, Scurvy, and Cancer With Cases Illustrative of a Peculiar Mode of Treatment

• “The quantity of air which we take into our lungs at each inspiration, is about 40 cubic inches, which contain a little less than 10 cubic inches of oxygen; and of those 10 inches, one-eighth is converted into carbonic acid gas on passing once through the lungs*, a change which is sufficient to prevent air which has only been breathed once from suffering a taper to burn in it.”

  Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2 In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments

• “This last bit about the pathological changes in the lungs is a key difference between this infection and influenza.”

  Archive 2003-04-01

• “His diagnosis: diaphragmatic eventration, a congenital defect of the diaphragm or muscle that separates the lungs from the abdominal organs.”

  Diaphragmatic eventration

• “Thomas Spray, MD: Sometimes if the artery to the lungs is quite small, it's enlarged by opening it and putting a small patch over it to make it bigger so blood can easily get to the lungs.”

  Tetralogy of Fallot — TOF Surgery

• “From personal experience, taking better care of a child's lungs is a far better investment than spending money on treating the lifelong damage that bad air will contribute.”

  The Huffington Post: Bill Davenhall: Busy Roads, Air Pollution and Environmental Health Risks

• “If you think a broadhead in the lungs is less lethal than a 30-06 in the lungs?”

  Two Shotguns Equal One Bow?

• “Any animal with a hole through both lungs is going to expire quickly and I assure you 0.02 is not going to make a difference one way or another if your shot placement is correct.”

  .270 or 25-06

• “Center Peter Konz (blood clots in lungs), guard John Moffitt (hernia) and left tackle Gabe Carimi (knee surgery) are among the other starters who took it relatively easy during the spring in order to give it their all in the fall.”

  Wisconsin - Team Notes

• “I also put down another 400 pounder in his tracks with a single 165 grain Nosler Ballistic tip through the lungs from the same gun.”

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