| A | B |
|---|
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| hemoptysis | coughing blood |
| spirometry | test that measures the changes in gas volume in lung |
| sinusitis | inflammation of the sinuses |
| nasal polyp | non-cancerous growth within the nose and sinuses |
| sleep apnea | noted by cessation of breathing while sleeping |
| hay fever | seasonal rhinitis |
| pharyngitis | sore throat |
| laryngitis | inflammation of vocal cords |
| tonsils | masses of lymphatic tissue in the pharynx |
| COPD | includes bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
| hypoxia | insufficient oxygen |
| asthma | constriction of the smooth muscle of the bronchi |
| emphysema | chronic lung disease trapping CO2 in the lungs |
| dyspnea | painful, difficult breathing |
| cystic fibrosis | excessive viscous mucous secretion of the exocrine glands |
| bronchiectasis | weakened, dilated bronchial tubing |
| pneumonia | acute inflammation of the lungs with exudate |
| bronchopneumonia | obstruction of the small bronchi due to aspirated gastric contents |
| legionnaires disease | non-communicable form of pneumonia |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the pleural membrane of the lungs |
| pulmonary tuberculosis | necrosis of lung tissue |
| pneumothorax | condition of air in the chest that escaped the lungs |
| adult respiratory distress syndrome | disorder due to aspriation of food or vomit into respiratory passages |
| bronchogenic carcinoma | lung cancer |
