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Pulmonary System
Term | Definition |
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Alveoli | Tiny air sacs in the lungs. |
Apnea | Periods of breathing cessation(ending) |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing |
Dyspnea | Difficult or labored breathing |
Expiration | The outward movement of air |
Hypoxia | a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply |
Inspiration | The inward movement of air |
Latent Tuberculosis | Infected with tuberculosis but without the disease |
Purified Protein Derivative | a sterile aqueous solution of a purified protein fraction for intradermal administration |
Respiration | The process of inhaling oxygen into the blood stream and exhaling the waste in the form of carbon dioxide |
Respiratory Syncytial Virus | A common virus that affects premature and other small infants adversely because of the extremely thick secretions associated with this viral illness. |