what does white lung mean?
WHITE LUNG as NOUN
- Meaning
- acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales
- inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen
- occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.
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Hypernyms(s) white lung is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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