Bronchitis,
chronic
Description - inflammation of one
or more bronchi, usually secondary to infection
Broncho-pneumonia
Alternative Name - bronchial pneumonia,
bronchoalveolitis, bronchopneumonitis, lobular pneumonia
Description - inflammation of the lungs
which usually begins in the terminal bronchioles
Carcinoma,
bronchoalveolar
Description - malignant tumour
of the bronchioles and alveoli in the lungs
Diphtheria,
larynx
Description - the voice box showing
changes brought about by diphtheria (acute contagious bacterial
infection marked by the formation of a false membrane in
the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing)
Emphysema
Description - a lung condition
featuring an abnormal accumulation of air in the lung's many
tiny air sacs (alveoli), leading to abnormally large air
spaces, lack of lung elasticity and scarring
Giant
cell carcinoma
Description - a variant of large
cell carcinoma that is particularly aggressive
Influenza,
lung
Description - an acute highly contagious
virus disease that is caused by various strains of orthomyxoviruses;
symptoms include fever, prostration, severe aches and pains,
and progressive inflammation of the respiratory mucous membrane
Large
cell carcinoma, lung
Description - cancer originating
in the peripheral part of the lung; the cells are large and
look abnormal under a microscope
Lung
Description - main organ of respiration,
lying either side of heart
Lung
cancer, secondary, unknown primary
Description - secondary lung cancer
as a result of cancer metastasising from an unknown site
Lung,
heart failure
Description - congestion of the
blood vessels in the lungs due to some defect in the pumping
action of the heart
Oedema,
lung
Alternative Name - odema
Description -
fluid accumulation in the lungs
Pleural
endothelioma, malignant
Description - a malignant tumour
which is formed from tissues of the serous membranes covering
the lungs
Pleurisy,
acute
Description - inflammation of the
pleura (protective membrane of lung)
Pneumonia
Description - an infection that
occurs when fluid and cells collect in the lung
Pulmonary
bland infarct, new
Description - a new infarct (an
area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen), without
any sign of infection
Pulmonary
hypertension, lung
Description - lung tissue showing
evidence of abnormally elevated blood pressure within the
pulmonary circuit
Small
cell carcinoma
Alternative Name - bronchogenic
cancer, lung cancer, oat cell cancer
Description -
a fast-growing, malignant tumor of the lungs
Smoker's
lung
Description - lung showing changes
brought about by smoking cigarettes
Squamous
cell carcinoma
Description - this cancer forms
in cells lining the airways; most common lung cancer in men
Streptococci
in lung
Description - lung tissue showing
evidence of infection with strep bacteria
Trachea
Description - airway that leads
from the larynx to the lungs
Tuberculosis,
lung
Description - chronic disease that
is caused by the tubercle bacillus and by mycobacterium bovis
Tuberculosis,
with bacteria, pulmonary cavity
Description - tuberculosis evident
in the cavity in which the lungs are situated
Venous
congestion, chronic, lung
Description - overfilling and distention
of the veins with blood as a result of mechanical obstruction
or heart problems
