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Respiratory words

Chapter 7 respiratory words

TermDefinition
Acidosis Acidity in the blood
Aerophagia Excessive air swallowing
Anosmia Inability to perceive odor
Anoxia Low oxygen
Apnea Suspension of external breathing
Asphyxia Oxygen deficiency
Atelectasis Collapse of lung tissue
Bradypnea Slow breathing
Corzya Cold
Cyanosis Blue or purple discoloration
Dysphonia Speech disorder
Dyspnea Shortness of breath
Emphysema progressive lung disease
Epistaxis Nose bleeds
Eupnea Good breathing, normal breathing
Hypercapnia Too much CO2 in blood
influenza The flu
Mucoid Resembling mucus
Pertussis Whooping cough
Pleurisy Inflammation of the pleura
Pneumonia Lung infection
Pyothorax Pus in the pleural cavity
Respiration Process of breathing
Resuscitation Restoration of consciousness or life functions after apparent death.
Rhinorrhea Nasal cavity is filled with a significant amount of mucous fluid.
Rhonchi Coarse rattling sound in lungs
Stridor High-pitched wheezing
Tachypnea Rapid breathing
Transnasaly Examination esophagus through nose
Rhinoplasty Nose job
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