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Respiratory System
Terminology pertaining to the respiratory system
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Veterinary Medicine
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11/06/2010

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anoxia
Definition
absence or deficience of oxygen in the body
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apnea
Definition
temporary cessation of breathing
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atheroma
Definition
secaceous cyst in the posterior aspect of the nasal diverticulum, the false nostril of a horse
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cough
Definition
a forced, explosive expiratory blast against a closed or partially closed glottis
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crackles
Definition
short, interrupted non-musical explosive of bubling sound which is most readily heard during inspiration
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dyspnea
Definition
difficult, laboured breathing
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epistaxis
Definition
hemorrhage from nostrils
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expiratory grunt
Definition
a sound heard on expiration, indicating pain or dyspnea
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friction rub
Definition
sounds associated with friction associated with too rough surfaces due to fibre disposition, inflammed pleura or pericardium
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hemoptysis
Definition
expectoration of blood
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hydrothorax
Definition
collection of fluid in pleural cavity
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hypercapnia
Definition
excessive CO2 in the blood
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hyperpnea
Definition
an abnormal increase in the rate and depth of respiration
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pneumothorax
Definition
the presence of air in the thorax
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polypnea
Definition
rapid breathing
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resonance
Definition
the sound that is produced at the place percussed by the blow itself, the vibration of the body wall and the amount of air or gas contained beneath it
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rhinitis
Definition
inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes
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stertorus
Definition
adjective describing a snoring or sonorous type of respiration
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stridor
Definition
stenotic sound produced by constriction in the upper respiratory tract always synchronous with breathing; a peculiar harsh vibrating sound produced during respiration
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tachypnea
Definition
very rapid respiration
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Viborg triangle
Definition
a landmark used in the horse for the surgical approach to the guttural pouch and outlined by the tendon of the sternocephalic muscle and ventrally by the linguofacial vein
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wheeze
Definition
musical sound produced within the lumen of the trachrobronchial tree
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