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Medical Terms Associated with the Respiratory System
| Symptom | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |