| A | B |
|---|
| alveolus | a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs |
| anoxia | severe hypoxia |
| antitussive | any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing |
| aphonia | a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice |
| asbestosis | lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles |
| asphyxia | a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas |
| asthma | respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing |
| atelectasis | collapse of an expanded lung |
| bronchodilator | a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs |
| bronchospasm | a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis |
| croup | a disease of infants and young children |
| cyanosis | a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the fauces and pharynx |
| phlegm | saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the pleura of the lungs |
| pleurodynia | pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs |
| pneumoconiosis | chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles |
| pneumonectomy | surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer) |
| pneumonia | respiratory disease characterized by lung inflammation |
| pneumothorax | abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis) |
| sinusitis | inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses |
| sleep apnea | apnea that occurs during sleep |
| spirometer | a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs |
| thoracentesis | removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
| thoracotomy | surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity |
| tracheostomy | a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes |
| tracheotomy | a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes |
| tuberculosis | infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of bacilli |
| cystic fibrosis | the most common congenital disease |
| diphtheria | acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing |
| dysphonia | speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation |
| dyspnea | difficult or labored respiration |
| emphysema | a condition of decreased respiratory function of the lungs |
| empyema | a collection of pus in a body cavity |
| epistaxis | bleeding from the nose |
| hemoptysis | coughing up blood from the respiratory tract |
| hemothorax | accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity |
| hypercapnia | the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood |
| hyperpnea | energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders |
| hypopnea | slow or shallow breathing |
| hypoxia | oxygen deficiency |
| laryngectomy | surgical removal of part or all of the larynx |
| laryngitis | an inflammation characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice |
| laryngospasm | a closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs |
| mediastinum | the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus |
| nebulizer | a dispenser that turns a liquid into a fine mist |
| otolaryngologist | a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat |
| pertussis | a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane |
