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The paired respiratory organ in humans and many animals, located in the chest and responsible for gas exchange (taking in oxygen, releasing carbon dioxide).
Tiefes Atmen an der frischen Luft ist gut für die Lunge.
Deep breathing in fresh air is good for the lungs.
The word 'Lunge' (lung) is the basis for many medical terms. If you see 'Lungen-' at the beginning of a long word, it usually has to do with the respiratory organ.
Der Arzt diagnostizierte eine Lungenentzündung.
The doctor diagnosed pneumonia.
In a medical context, 'Lunge' (lung) is often combined with verbs like 'schaden' (to harm) or adjectives like 'gesund' (healthy). A common collocation is 'Rauchen schadet der Lunge' (Smoking harms the lungs).
Um eine gesunde Lunge zu haben, sollte man nicht rauchen.
To have healthy lungs, you should not smoke.
The idiom 'sich die Lunge aus dem Hals schreien' (to scream one's lungs out) is fixed. The person who is screaming is in the dative, expressed through the reflexive pronoun 'sich.'
Der Trainer schrie sich an der Seitenlinie die Lunge aus dem Hals.
The coach screamed his lungs out on the sideline.
You can clearly recognize this meaning from context. If cooking, recipes, butchers, or traditional dishes are being discussed, 'Lunge' (lung) means the lung as food.
Früher war es üblich, auch die Lunge von Schlachttieren zu verwerten.
In the past, it was common to use the lungs of slaughtered animals as well.