Lungs & Breathing terms

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).

The active ingredient in a substance being studied in the treatment of small cell lung cancer and other types of cancer.

A peptide (small protein) found in the brain, gastrointestinal tract, and lungs.

The large air passages that lead from the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs.

Having to do with the bronchi, which are the larger air passages of the lungs, including those that lead from the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs and those within the lungs.

Cancer that forms in tissues of the bronchi (large air passages in the lungs including those that lead to the lungs from the windpipe).

A procedure in which cells are taken from the inside of the airways that lead to the lungs.

A procedure in which cells are taken from the inside of the airways that lead to the lungs.

A procedure in which cells are taken from the inside of the airways that lead to the lungs.

A tiny branch of air tubes in the lungs.

A condition in which the bronchioles (tiny branches of air tubes in the lungs) become inflamed and blocked.

Inflammation (swelling and reddening) of the bronchi.

A type of drug that causes small airways in the lungs to open up.

Cancer that begins in the tissue that lines or covers the airways of the lungs, including small cell and non-small cell lung cancer.

A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the trachea, bronchi (air passages that lead to the lungs), and lungs.

A procedure that uses a bronchoscope to examine the inside of the trachea, bronchi (air passages that lead to the lungs), and lungs.

A large airway that leads from the trachea (windpipe) to a lung.

A chemotherapy combination used to treat endometrial, ovarian, head and neck cancers, and non-small cell lung cancer that has spread.

A chemotherapy combination used to treat advanced, nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer.

A slow-growing type of tumor usually found in the gastrointestinal system (most often in the appendix), and sometimes in the lungs or other sites.