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Chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenoid | gland |
| apnea | cessation of breathing |
| eupnea | good/normal breathing |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| hypopnea | shallow breathing |
| hyperpnea | heavy breathing |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| orthopnea | able to breathe in an upright position |
| hypeprventilation | over breathing; the condition of having too much air flowing in and out the lungs; leads to hypocapnia |
| hypoventilation | under breathing; the condition of having too little air flowing into and out the lungs; leads to hypercapnia |
| dysphonia | bad voice condition (also known as hoarseness) |
| epistaxis | a nosebleed |
| rhinorrhea | runny nose |
| rhniorrhalgia | excessive blood flow from the nose (another term for nosebleed) |
| bronchospasm | involuntary contraction of the bronchus |
| phrenospasm | involuntary contraction of the diaphragm (also known as hiccups) |
| pleuralgia | pain in the pleura |
| pleurodynia | pain in the pleura |
| thoracalgia | chest pain |
| bronchorrhea | discharge from the bronchi |
| expectoration | coughing or spitting material out of the lungs |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
| sputum | mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing |
| pectus carinatum | a chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship |
| pectus excavatum | a chest that is hollowed out |
| atelectasis | incomplete expansion |
| bronchiectasis | expansion of the bronchi |
| caseous necrosis | the death of tissue with cheese like appearance |
| empyema | pus inside of the chest |
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Keyana Williams
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