| A | B |
|---|
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| hemoptysis | spitting up blood |
| pyothorax | empyema of the chest (pus in the chest) |
| auscultation | listening to sounds in the body |
| percussion | tapping on the body surface |
| rales | crackling sound during inspiration |
| rhonchi | coarse, loud rales |
| sputum | material expelled from the chest |
| purulent | containing pus |
| wheezes | continuous high pitched whistling sound |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| bronchiectasis | Dilation of the bronchus |
| atelectasis | Incomplete expansion of alveoli; collapsed lung |
| emphysema | hyperinflation of the air sacs |
| pneumoconiosis | Abn. condition caused by dust in the lungs |
| anthracosis | black lung disease |
| asbestosis | asbestos particles in the lungs |
| hydrothorax | Collection of fluid in the pleural cavity |
| palliative | Relievingsymptoms, but not curing the disease |
| paroxysmal | sudden occurrence |
