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exhalation
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expulsion of air from the lungs; expiration
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inspiration
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drawing of air into the lungs;inhalation
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Hilum
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indented region of an organ where vessels and nerves enter of leave
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Pleura
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completely encases each lung, except where the bronchus and blood vessels enter the lungs
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Cheyne stokes respirations
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abnormal breathing pattern in which there are long periods(10-60secs) of apnea followed by deeper more rapid breathing
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Atelectasis
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incomplete expansion of the lung; collapsed lung
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COPD
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respiratory function is impaired by obstruction to normal air flow, reducing exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide (chronic bronchitis and emphysema)
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Bronchitis
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inflammation acute or chronic of the bronchiole tubes or any part of them
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Hemothorax
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accumulation of blood in the pleural space
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pneumothorax
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accumulation of air in the pleural space
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thoracentisis
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puncture of the chest for aspiration of fluid in the pleural space
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tracheostomy
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surgical opening in the trachea for the introduction of a tube through which a person man breathe
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