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Respiratory Terms
A&P CH16 Respiratory System Clinical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anoxia | absence or deficiency of oxygen within tissues |
| apnea | temporary cessation of breathing |
| asphyxia | oxygen deficiency and excess carbon dioxide in blood and tissues |
| atelectasis | collapse of a lung or part of a lung |
| bradypnea | abnormally slow breathing |
| bronchiolectasis | chronic dilation of the bronchioles |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchial lining |
| Cheyne-Stokes respiration | irregular breathing consisting of a series of shallow breaths that increase in depth and rate, followed by breaths that decrease in depth and rate |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| eupnea | normal breathing |
| hemothorax | blood in the pleural cavity |
| hypercapnia | excess carbon dioxide in the blood |
| hyperoxia | excess oxygen in the blood |
| hyperpnea | increase in the depth and rate of breathing |
| hyperventilation | prolonged, rapid, and deep breathing |
| hypoxemia | deficiency in flood oxygenation |
| hypoxia | diminished availability of oxygen in tissues |
| lobar pneumonia | pneumonia that affects an entire lung lobe |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the pleural membranes |
| pneumoconiosis | accumulation of particles from the environment in the lungs and the reaction of tissues to them |
| pneumothorax | entrance of air into the space between the pleural membranes |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nasal cavity lining |
| sinusitis | inflammation of the sinus cavity lining |
| tachypnea | rapid, shallow breathing |
| tracheotomy | incision in the trachea for exploration or for removal of foreign object |
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