midlung

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noun

The nexus of an individual lung

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Meanings

nounmidlung (plural midlungs)

plural midlungs

  1. anatomyThe 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

Origin

From mid- + lung.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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