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Pertaining to an air sac

Alveolar

Dilation of a bronchial tubes

Bronchodilator

Increased development of adenoids: adenoid hyper

Adenoid hypertrophy

Inflammation of small bronchi

Bronchiolitis

Tightening of a bronchus

Bronchospasm

Abnormal condition of dust in the lungs

Pneumoconiosis

Removal of the adenoids

Adenoidectomy

An abnormal connection between a bronchial tube and the pleura cavity

Bronchopleural fistula

High levels of carbon dioxide on the blood

Hypercapnia

Inflammation of the piece of cartilage over the trachea

Epiglottitis

Inflammation of the voice box

Laryngitis

Visual examination of the central area of the chest

Mediastinoscopy

Involuntary contraction of muscles in the voice box

Laryngospasm

Bluish discoloration of the skin

Cyanosis

Cavities within the skull near the nose

Paranasal sinuses

Removal of a lobe of the lung

Lobectomy

Pertaining to the voice box

Laryngeal

Breathing is easier in an upright position

Orthopnea

Process of expelling sputum from the chest

Expectoration

Condition of decreased oxygen: hyp

Hypoxia

Pain associated with the chest muscles: pleuro

Pleurodynia

Pertaining to the throat

Pharyngeal

Discharge from the nose

Rhinorrhea

Nerve that sends messages to the diaphragm

Phrenic nerve

Removal of the lung

Pneumonectomy

Accumulation of air in the chest

Pneumothorax

Collection of fluid in the space surrounding the lungs

Pleural effusion

Pertaining to the lungs

Pulmonary

Surgical repair of the nose

Rhinoplasty

Condition of collapsed lung

Atelectasis

Incision of the chest

Thoracotomy

Inflammation of the cavities in the skull

Sinusitis

Rhythmic changes in breathing: Cheyne-Stokes

Cheyne- Stokes respiration

Removal of the tonsils

Tonsillectomy

Instrument to measure breathing

Spirometer

Incision of the windpipe

Tracheotomy

Pertaining to the chest

Thoracic

Narrowing of the windpipe

Tracheal stenosis

Collection of pus in the pleura cavity: em

Empyema

Increase in depth of breathing

Hyperpnea

Excessive or rapid breathing

Tachypnea

Blood in the chest

Hemothorax

Not breathing

Apnea

Pus in the chest

Pyothorax

Abnormal breathing

Dyspnea

No sense of smell

Anosmia

Lack of pulse

Asphyxia