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Common Conditions of the Respiratory Tract
| Condition | Definition |
|---|---|
| bronchitis | inflammation of a bronchus |
| bronchospasm | involuntary muscle spasm of bronchi |
| coryza | head cold |
| croup | barking cough, hoarseness, and obstruction in children |
| dyspnea | labored, difficult breathing |
| epistaxis | nose bleed |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
| hyperpnea | excessive breathing |
| hypopnea | shallow breathing |
| hypoxemia | oxygen deficiency in blood |
| influenza | viral upper respiratory infection |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the throat |
| phrenitis | inflammation of the diaphragm |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the pleura |
| pneumonia | inflammation of the lungs |
| rale | abnormal lung sound |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
| rhinorrhea | runny nose |
| rhonchi | abnormal lung sound |
| sinusitis | inflammation of the sinuses |
| upper respiratory infection | infections disease usually caused by the rhino virus |
| wheezing | abnormal lung sound |