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