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10/27 quiz list/resp
respiratory terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ANOSMIA | LOSS OF SMELL |
| BRADYPNEA | SLOW RESPIRATION |
| BRONCHOSCOPE | INSTRUMENT TO VIEW THE BRONCHUS |
| DYSPNEA | DIFFICULTY BREATHING, LABORED BREATHING |
| EUPNEA | NORMAL BREATHING |
| HEMOTHORAX | BLOOD IN THE THORAX |
| LARYNGOPLEGIA | PARALYSIS OF LARYNGEAL MUSCLES |
| LARYNGOSCLEROSIS | HARDENING OR THICKENING OF LARYNX |
| NASOPYORRHEA | DISCHARGE FROM NOSE (PUS) |
| PANSINUSITIS | INFLAMMATION OF ALL SINUSES |
| PLEURECTOMY | EXCISION OF THE PLEURA, OR PART OF THE PLEURA |
| PLEURODYNIA | SEVERE PAIN IN THE PLEURA |
| PNEUMONOPATHY | DISEASE CONDITION OF THE LUNG |
| PNEUMONITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNG |
| PNEUMOTHORAX | AIR OR GAS IN THE PLEURA CAVITY |
| RHINOCELE | OPENING, SWELLING IN THE NASAL CAVITY |
| RHINOTOMY | SURGICAL INCISION IN THE NASAL CAVITY FOR DRAINING |
| TACHYPNEA | FAST REPSIRATIONS |
| TRACHEOSTOMY | LONG TERM OPENING IN THE TRACHEA. CUTTING INTO A TRACHEA TO INSERT A TUBE INTO IT. |