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Respiratory
Module 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Croup | an acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants. |
| Epistaxis | a nosebleed |
| Pertussis | whooping cough |
| Asthma | a bronchial airway obstruction due to spasm of bronchi |
| Chronic bronchitis | an inflammation of the bronchi persisting for a long time |
| Atelectasis | an incomplete expansion of the air sacs or collapsed, functionless, airless lung or portion of a lung |
| Emphysema | an over-inflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls |
| Pneumonia | an acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus |
| Tuberculosis | an infectious disease caused by a bacteria |