Lung and Breathing Terms

Ribavirin is a broad spectrum antiviral medication best known for treating respiratory syncytial virus infection and for use in combination regimens against hepatitis C.

Nearly every child meets it in the first years of life, and one infection gives only partial protection, so reinfection continues through adulthood.

Granulomas of sarcoid look almost identical to those of tuberculosis under the microscope, so infection has to be excluded before the label is applied.

Some cases settle on their own without treatment while others scar the lungs permanently, and the two are hard to tell apart early on.

A vaccine composed of a substance that enhances immunity plus an antigen found on some tumors of the colon, breast, lung, ovary, pancreas, and stomach.

A controller rather than a rescue treatment, and the one common asthma tablet carrying a formal warning about mood and behavior.

SLE is the abbreviation for systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues.

A sleep disorder that is marked by pauses in breathing of 10 seconds or more during sleep, and causes unrestful sleep.

Surgery to remove a lung tumor in a lobe of the lung and a part of the main bronchus (airway).

Surgery to remove a lung tumor in a lobe of the lung and a part of the main bronchus (airway).

An aggressive (fast-growing) cancer that forms in tissues of the lung and can spread to other parts of the body.

Mucus and other matter brought up from the lungs by coughing.

Examination under a microscope of cells found in sputum (mucus and other matter brought up from the lungs by coughing).

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…

Stage I non-small cell lung cancer is divided into stages IA and IB.

Stage I non-small cell lung cancer is divided into stages IA and IB.

Tachypnea is a breathing rate that is abnormally high for a person’s age and clinical circumstances.

Constant transfer of weight through a slow sequence trains balance in a way that seated exercise and straight-line walking do not.

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

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