| A | B |
|---|
| cough | the noisy expulsion of air from the lungs |
| auscultation | listening to a body part |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
| hypoxemia | a deficiency of oxygen in the blood |
| tachypnea | shortness of breath |
| hypercapnia | too much carbon dioxide present in the blood |
| stridor | a muscial sound heard with a stethoscope on inspiration |
| percussion | striking a part with short, sharp blows |
| purulent | containing pus |
| congesion | excessive or abnormal accumulation of fluid |
| cyanosis | bluish discoloration |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| bronchoscopy | examination of the bronchi with a scope |
| thoracentesis | surgical puncture of the ches wall to aspirate fluid |
