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| inflammation of the respiratory mucous membranes, known as rhinitis or the common cold. Term common cold used to refer to symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection. |
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| a childhood disease characterized by a barking cough, hoarseness, tachypnea, inspiratory stridor, and laryngeal spasm. |
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| serious infectious disease affecting the nose, pyarynx, or larynx, usually resulting in sore throat, dysphonia, and fever. The disease is caused by the Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacterium, which forms a white coating over the affected airways as it multiples. |
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| Inflammation of the larynx, usually resulting in dysphonia(hoarseness), cough, and difficulty swallowing. |
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| An accute upper respiratory infectious disease caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacterium; "whooping cough" |
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| Inflammation of the pharynx, usually resulting in sore throat. |
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| Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose, usually resulting in obstruction of the nasal passages, rhinorrhea, sneezing, and facial pressure or pain, also known as Coryza. |
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| Inflammation of a sinus, especially a paranasal sinus. |
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| Inflammation of the palatine tonsils, located in the area of the oropharynx. |
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| Paroxysmal dyspnea accompanied by wheezing caused by a spasm of the bronchial tubes or by swelling of their mucous membrane. |
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bronchiectasis
brong-key-EK-tah-sis |
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| Chronic dialation of a bronchus or bronchi, with secondary infection that usually involves the lower portion of the lung. |
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| Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes. Infection is often preceded by the common cold. |
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| A malignant lung tumor that originates in the bronchi; lung cancer. |
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| A chronic pulmonary disease characterized by increase beyond the normal in the size of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchiole, either from dilation of the alveoli or from destruction of their walls. |
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| Pus in a body cavity, especially in the pleural cavity (pyothorax); usually the result of a primary infection in the lungs. |
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| Also known as respiratory distress syndrome(RDS) of the premature infant. It is a severe impairment of the function of respiration in the premature newborn. This condition is rarely present in a newborn of greater than 37 weeks gestation or in one weighing at least 5 pounds. |
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| A highly contagious viral infections of the respiratory tract transmitted by airborne droplet infection;also known as the flu. Can be isolated or epidemic. Incubation period one to three days after exposure. |
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| A localized collection of pus formed by the destruction of lung tissue and microorganisms by white blood cells that have migrated to the area to fight infection. |
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| Accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, resulting in compression of the underlying portion of the lung, with resultant dyspnea. |
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| Inflammation of both the visceral and parietal pleura. |
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| Inflammation of the lungs caused primarily by bacteria, viruses, and chemical irritants. |
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| A collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity. The air enters as the result of a perforation through the chest wall or the pleura covering the lung (visceral pleura), causing the lung to collapse. |
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| Swelling of the lungs caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lungs, either in the alveoli or the interstitial spaces. |
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| The obstruction of one or more pulmonary arteries by a thrombus (clot) that dislodges from another location and is carried through the venous system to the vessels of the lung. |
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| pulmonary heart disease (cor pulmonale) |
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| is a hyperthrophy of the right ventricle of the heart (with or without failure) resulting from disorders of the lungs, pulmonary vessels, or chest wall; heart failure resulting from pulmonary disease. |
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| sudden infant death syndrome SIDS |
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| The completely unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently well, or virtually well infant. SIDS also known as crib death, is the most common cause of death btw the second week and first year of life. |
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| An infectious disease caused by the mycobacterium tuberculosis tubercle bacillus, and characterized by inflammatory infiltrations, formation of tubercles, and caseous (cheeselike) necrosis in the tissues of the lungs. Other organ systems may also mby infected. |
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| is the accumulation of carbon deposits in the lungs due to breathing smoke or coal dust(black lung disease) also called coal worker's pneumoconiosis. |
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| is a lung disease resulting from inhalation of asbestos particles. |
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| a lung disease resulting from inhalation of cotton, flax, and hemp; also known as brown lung disease. |
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| is a lung disease resulting from inhalation of silica(quartz) dust, characterized by formation of small nodules. |
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| inflammation of both the visceral and parietal pleura |
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| the part of the pharynx located above the soft palate in the postnasal space |
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| the double folded membrane that lines the throacic cavity |
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| another name for the pharynx |
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| another name for the trachea |
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