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CH 8 Section 2

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Term
Definition
Ventilation   Movement of air into and out of the lungs  
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Respiration   Breathing in and out  
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Inhale   Breathing in  
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Exhalation   Breathing out  
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Hypoxia   Low tissue level  
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Hypoxemia   Low levels of oxygen in blood  
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Spirometry   Measure breathing  
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Anthracosis   Inhaling coal dust for a period of time (Black Lung)  
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Antitussive   Agent to suppress coughing  
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Hypocarbia   CO2 is abnormally low in blood  
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Hypercarbia   CO2 is abnormally elevated  
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Spirometer   Instrument to measure breathing  
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stethoscope   Listen to breathing through medical instrument  
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Orthopnea   Difficulty breathing while laying down  
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Dyspnea   Shortness of breath  
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Apnea   Condition when person is not breathing  
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Bradypnea   Shortness of breath  
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Tachypnea   Fast breathing  
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Hyperpnea   High movement of air/ Deep breathing  
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Hypopnea   Low movement of air  
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Capnometer   device that measures CO2 in a person exhaled air  
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Acrocyanosis   Blue discoloration of skin  
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Cyanosis   Discoloration of hands (Blue or purple)  
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polysomnography   process of recording body functions while sleeping  
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Pneumogram   Image of air in lungs  
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Insomnia   Having trouble falling asleep and staying asleep  
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Atelectasis   Collapse part of a lung  
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Anosmia   Partial or total loss of smell  
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Atresia   A tube in the body that is closed  
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Anaphylaxis   extreme life threating allergic reaction  
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prophylaxis   treatment toward disease  
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Aphonia   loss of voice  
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Dysphonia   partial loss on voice  
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Eupnea   normal, healthy breathing person  
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