lungs

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When activated, fibroblasts signaled macrophages in the lungs to initiate an immune response.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Tehran's many parks, usually green lungs in a metropolis often choked by pollution, have become refuges since the fighting began.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

It is a vessel which connects the brain to various organs, including the heart, lungs, and digestive tract.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Smog from 2 million tailpipes filled L.A.’s streets and burned the lungs of its denizens, but it was really created more than 2,000 miles away, in Detroit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Undead lungs heaving, Clare scanned the new place he found himself in.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman