"biolung" meaning in All languages combined

See biolung on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: biolungs [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + lung. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|lung}} bio- + lung Head templates: {{en-noun}} biolung (plural biolungs)
  1. An artificial lung that uses tiny hollow fibers to mimic the structure of a human lung.

Inflected forms

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