Lung and Breathing Terms

A non-toxic, small-molecule, hypoxia-activated, 3,5-dinitrobenzamide nitrogen mustard pre-prodrug with potential antitumor activity.

The area in front of the trachea (windpipe).

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

A substance that can produce oxygen byproducts of metabolism that can cause damage to cells.

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

Pulmonary findings and conditions concern the lungs and their airways, spanning normal respiratory function to serious lung disease.

Breathlessness that worsens on lying flat is the classic clue, because fluid redistributes toward the lungs when a person lies down.

A test used to measure how well the lungs work.

Education about behavior and lifestyle changes to help patients with chronic lung disease decrease breathing problems, return to daily activities, and improve quality of life.

The doctor called in when breathlessness, a cough or an abnormal chest scan outlasts what general medicine can explain.

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 doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the lungs.

A prairie wildflower turned cold remedy, and a case study in why trials of an herb disagree when every preparation differs.

Qigong pairs slow, deliberate movement with controlled breathing and focused attention, and is practiced both as exercise and as a traditional health discipline.

RBC abbreviates red blood cell, the abundant blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body.

A respirator most often refers to a mechanical ventilator that supports breathing, though the same word also names a protective mask that filters inhaled air.

Conducting airways carry air without exchanging any gas, and only the final branches of the tree do the actual work of respiration.

Largely a North American profession by this name, since elsewhere the same work is divided among physiotherapists, nurses and physicians.

One heading covers a nebulizer given for a few minutes and a ventilator running for weeks, so the phrase alone says nothing about intensity.

Most of its length does no gas exchange at all, which is why a shallow breath moves air without refreshing much of it.