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Lung vs Pneumocyte - What's the difference?

lung | pneumocyte |

As nouns the difference between lung and pneumocyte

is that lung is (anatomy) a biological organ that extracts oxygen from the air while pneumocyte is a cell that is responsible for gas exchange in the alveoli in the lungs.

lung

English

(wikipedia lung)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) A biological organ that extracts oxygen from the air.
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    Synonyms

    * (organ) (in the plural) bellows (informal or archaic), (in the plural) lights

    Derived terms

    * aqualung * iron lung * leather-lunged * lungfish * lung flower * lung lichen * lungful * lung sac * lungwort

    pneumocyte

    English

    (wikipedia pneumocyte)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cell that is responsible for gas exchange in the alveoli in the lungs.