| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ESS | Endoscopic sinus surgery |
| SNOT22 | Sino-Nasal Outcome Test 22 |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese medicine |
| ZYD | Zhu-Yuan decoction |
| PMMA | Polymethyl-methacrylate |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stem cell |
| AEC | Alveolar epithelial cell |
| MSC-CM | MSC conditioned medium |
| SAEC | Small airway epithelial cell |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| NGF | Nerve growth factor |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| NTS | Non-thermal plasma-treated solution |
| MMP | Matrix-metalloproteinase |
| ETI | Epithelial thickness index |
| STI | Sub-epithelial index |