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eupnea | normal breathing |
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bradypnea | slow breathing |
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tachypnea | fast breathing |
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hypopnea | shallow breathing |
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hyperpnea | deep breathing |
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dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
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apnea | inability to breathe |
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orthopnea | ability to breathe only in an upright position |
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration | pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase of depth and, sometimes, in rate to a maximum level, followed by a decrease, resulting in apnea |
chān-stōks res-pi-rā′shn | 0 |
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crackles | popping sounds heard on auscultation of the lung when air enters diseased airways and alveoli; occurs in disorders such as bronchiectasis or atelectasis |
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wheezes | high-pitched, musical sounds heard on auscultation of the lung as air flows through a narrowed airway; occurs in disorders such as asthma or emphysema |
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stridor | high-pitched, crowing sound that occurs with an obstruction in the upper airway (trachea or larynx) |
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caseous necrosis | degeneration and death of tissue with a cheese-like appearance |
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cyanosis | bluish coloration of the skin caused by a deficient amount of oxygen in the blood |
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dysphonia | hoarseness (phon/o = voice or sound) |
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epistaxis | nosebleed (epi = upon; stazo = to drip) |
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expectoration | coughing up and spitting out of material from the lungs |
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sputum | material expelled from the lungs by coughing |
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hemoptysis | coughing up and spitting out blood that originates in the lungs (ptysis = to spit) |
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hypercapnia | excessive level of carbon dioxide in the blood (capno = smoke; carbo = coal) |
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hyperventilation | excessive movement of air into and out of the lungs, causing hypocapnia |
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hypocapnia | deficient level of carbon dioxide in the blood |
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hypoventilation | deficient movement of air into and out of the lungs, causing hypercapnia |
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hypoxemia | deficient amount of oxygen in the blood |
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hypoxia | deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells |
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obstructive lung disorder) | condition blocking the flow of air moving out of the lungs |
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restrictive lung disorder | condition limiting the intake of air into the lungs |
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pulmonary edema | fluid filling the spaces around the alveoli and, eventually, flooding into the alveoli |
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pulmonary infiltrate | density on an x-ray image representing the consolidation of matter within the air spaces of the lungs, usually resulting from an inflammatory process |
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rhinorrhea | thin, watery discharge from the nose (runny nose) |