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Medical Terms Associated with the Respiratory System
Symptom | Definition |
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anoxia | lack of oxygen |
apnea | not breathing |
aspiration | foreign bodies drawn in when breathing |
cheyne-stokes respiration | abnormal breathing pattern with rapid breathing and apnea episodes |
phlegm | thick mucus |
purulent | pus filled septum |
shortness of breath (sob) | difficult breathing |
sputum | mucus or phlegm that is coughed up |
stridor | noisy, high pitched breathing |