Lungs & Breathing terms

Within the pleural cavity.

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 surgical procedure during which the circulation of blood to the lungs is separated from the circulation of blood through the rest of the body, and a drug is delivered directly into the lung…

A substance being studied in the treatment of bladder cancer, lung cancer, and other types of cancer.

A rare form of childhood leukemia in which cancer cells often spread into tissues such as the skin, lung, and intestines.

A rare form of childhood leukemia in which cancer cells often spread into tissues such as the skin, lung, and intestines.

A bacterium that frequently causes lung, urinary tract, intestinal, and wound infections.

A group of rare disorders in which too many Langerhans cells (a type of white blood cell) grow in certain tissues and organs including the bones, skin, and lungs, and damage them.

Lung cancer in which the cells are large and look abnormal when viewed under a microscope.

Cancer that forms in tissues of the larynx (area of the throat that contains the vocal cords and is used for breathing, swallowing, and talking).

The area of the throat containing the vocal cords and used for breathing, swallowing, and talking.

A group of rare disorders in which too many Langerhans cells (a type of white blood cell) grow in certain tissues and organs including the bones, skin, and lungs, and damage them.

Cancer is found in one lung, the tissues between the lungs, and nearby lymph nodes only.

A portion of an organ, such as the liver, lung, breast, thyroid, or brain.

Surgery to remove a whole lobe (section) of an organ (such as the lungs, liver, brain, or thyroid gland).

Cancer is found in the lining of the chest wall and may also be found in the lining of the lung, the lining of the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from…

One of a pair of organs in the chest that supplies the body with oxygen, and removes carbon dioxide from the body.

The removal of a small piece of lung tissue to be checked by a pathologist for cancer or other diseases.

Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages.

A test used to measure how well the lungs work.