biolung

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noun

An artificial lung that uses tiny hollow fibers to mimic the structure of a human lung.

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Meanings

nounbiolung (plural biolungs)

plural biolungs

  1. An artificial lung that uses tiny hollow fibers to mimic the structure of a human lung.

    After four to eight days of incubation, this biolung was grafted on to a rat.

    2015 August 2, J.-F. Stoltz et al., “Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine: Myth or Reality of the 21th^([sic]) Century”, in Stem Cells International, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From bio- + lung.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Ogunbil
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APA

biolung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biolung

MLA

“biolung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biolung. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biolung,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biolung.

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