Lungs & Breathing terms

A substance being studied in the treatment of certain types of cancer, including ovarian cancer and lung cancer.

A substance that is being studied in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to detect tumor hypoxia (a low level of oxygen in the tumor).This may help predict how the tumor will respond to…

A mixture of six herbs that has been used in China to prevent and treat diseases such as lung and esophageal cancers.

A small molecule made of two carbon, three hydrogen, and one oxygen atoms.

A member of a family of viruses that can cause infections in the respiratory tract, eye, and gastrointestinal tract.

In biochemistry, reactions that need oxygen to happen or happen when oxygen is present.

A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars).

A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars).

The combined organs and tissues of the respiratory tract and the upper part of the digestive tract (including the lips, mouth, tongue, nose, throat, vocal cords, and part of the esophagus and…

A drug used alone or with another drug to treat certain types of non-small cell lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles (tiny branches of air tubes) in the lungs.

A substance being studied in the treatment of lung cancer.

The part of the nervous system that controls muscles of internal organs (such as the heart, blood vessels, lungs, stomach, and intestines) and glands (such as salivary glands and sweat glands).

A procedure in which a tube is inserted into the chest to view the tissues and organs in the area between the lungs and between the breastbone and heart.

The area in the front part of the chest between the lungs.

Describes a drug or effect that works against tuberculosis (a contagious bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs).

A temporary cessation of breathing.

A lung disease caused by breathing in particles of asbestos (a group of minerals that take the form of tiny fibers).

An infectious fungal disease that occurs most often in the skin, ears, nasal sinuses, and lungs of people with suppressed immune systems.

Failure of the lung to expand (inflate) completely.