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How are these two lungs different? How can you tell the diseased lung from the healthy lung?

How are these two lungs different? How can you tell the diseased lung from the healthy-example-1
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the diseaded lung is blackish and the other one looks way better
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A diseased lung could be blackened or shriveled. Also, under x-ray the diseased lung could appear darker due to the lack of tissues.

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