Lungs & Breathing terms

Lymphoma in which the lymph nodes containing cancer are not next to each other, but are on the same side of the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs that helps breathing and separates the…

Cancer cells are found in sputum (mucus coughed up from the lungs), but no tumor can be found in the lung by imaging tests or bronchoscopy, or the tumor is too small to be checked.

A substance being studied in the treatment of diarrhea caused by infection with Clostridium difficile (a type of bacteria that can grow without oxygen) in cancer patients.

A drug used to treat certain types of non-small cell lung cancer.

A chemical reaction that takes place when a substance comes into contact with oxygen or another oxidizing substance.

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

A type of chemical substance that is a combination of oxygen and another substance.

To cause oxidation (a chemical reaction that takes place when a substance comes into contact with oxygen or another oxidizing substance).

A colorless, odorless gas.

A test that measures the amount of oxygen being carried by red blood cells.

Treatment in which a storage tank of oxygen or a machine called a compressor is used to give oxygen to people with breathing problems.

A type of lung cancer that begins in the upper part of a lung and spreads to nearby tissues such as the ribs and vertebrae.

A substance being studied in the treatment of diarrhea caused by infection with Clostridium difficile (a type of bacteria that can grow without oxygen) in cancer patients.

An abnormal disruption of sleep, such as sleep walking, sleep talking, nightmares, bedwetting, sleep apnea (problems with breathing that cause loud snoring), or nighttime seizures.

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

A serious bacterial infection of the lungs and breathing tubes that spreads easily.

A test used to measure how well the lungs work.

The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach).

A more than normal amount of thick mucus made by the cells lining the upper airways and lungs.

A thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior wall of the chest cavity.