respiratory : Idioms & Phrases

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adult respiratory distress syndrome

  • noun acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.
    white lung; ARDS; wet lung.
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lower respiratory infection

  • noun infection of the lower respiratory tract
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lower respiratory tract

  • noun the bronchi and lungs
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lower respiratory tract smear

  • noun any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs
    bronchoscopic smear; sputum smear.
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respiratory acidosis

  • noun acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood
    carbon dioxide acidosis.
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respiratory alkalosis

  • noun alkalosis resulting from increased gas exchange in the lungs (as in hyperventilation associated with extreme anxiety or aspirin intoxication or metabolic acidosis)
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respiratory center

  • noun the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles
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respiratory disease

  • noun a disease affecting the respiratory system
    respiratory disease; respiratory disorder.
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respiratory disorder

  • noun a disease affecting the respiratory system
    respiratory disease; respiratory disorder.
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respiratory distress syndrome

  • noun an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
    respiratory distress syndrome; hyaline membrane disease.
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respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn

  • noun an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
    respiratory distress syndrome; hyaline membrane disease.
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Respiratory foods

  • . (Physiol.) See 2d Note under Food, n., 1.
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respiratory illness

  • noun a disease affecting the respiratory system
    respiratory disease; respiratory disorder.
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respiratory infection

  • noun any infection of the respiratory tract
    respiratory infection.
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respiratory organ

  • noun any organ involved in the process of respiration
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respiratory quotient

  • noun the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or cell in a given period of time
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respiratory rate

  • noun the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
    rate of respiration.
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respiratory syncytial virus

  • noun a paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children)
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respiratory system

  • noun the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing
    systema respiratorium.
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respiratory tract

  • noun the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
    airway.
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respiratory tract infection

  • noun any infection of the respiratory tract
    respiratory infection.
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Respiratory tree

  • (Zoöl.), the branched internal gill of certain holothurians.
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severe acute respiratory syndrome

  • noun a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal
    SARS.
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upper respiratory infection

  • noun infection of the upper respiratory tract
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upper respiratory tract

  • noun the nose and throat and trachea
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