肺呼吸

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 肺呼吸(はいこきゅう) means respiration through the lungs.
• Basic usage: It describes human respiration or animals using more than one mode of respiration.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The organ compared with 皮膚呼吸
  • 皮膚呼吸(ひふこきゅう) means respiration through the skin. The amphibian example says that many adults combine it with 肺呼吸, describing the two modes being used together.