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residual volume
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air left in lungs after max exhalation
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tidal volume
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volume ov air normally breathed in and out
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total lung capacity
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all the air that can be in the lungs at once
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lung volumes
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lung measurements of air etc.
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vital capacity
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max-air(that's a thrill ride's name by the way) that can be exhaled at normal exhalation rate after max inhalation
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inspiratory reserve volume
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additional air that can be inhaled after breathing in normally
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spirometry
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measurement ov lung function
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carbon dioxide
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what comes out when u exhale
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oxygen
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what u need to breathe in; if air doesn't have this it will do nothing for u
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blackdamp
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gases found in mines, sewers, etc. that are not fit for breathing
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damps
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gases other than air that are unfit to breathe
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stythe
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another name for blackdamp
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afterdamp
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after an enclosed explosion, unbreathable gases are left called this
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mephitis
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foul gases emitted from the earth(and whatever other planets might be gassing themselves)
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exhaust gas
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gas from cars that does nothing beneficial in your body
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water vapor
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water hanging around in the air making it humid and/or foggy/misty
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effluvium
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foul gases coming from anywhere that is not so nice(unless u like the topic as well as I do)
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fetid air
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foul air that may be unbreathable as well, but not always
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fumes
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gases that are often not to be breathed
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hypercapnia/hypercarbia
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when u have too much carbon dioxide in yourself
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apnea
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holding ov the breath, on purpose and/or not
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eupnea
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normal easy relaxed healthy optimal breathing
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hypopnea
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slow shallow breathing
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bradypnea
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abnormally slow breathing rate
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dizziness
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what you get when u ride a spinny carny ride; when u get lack of oxygen and feel like passing out
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anoxia
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major lack of oxygen to the body, beyond what is amusing about l.o.o., becoming very serious about it
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scuba mouthpiece
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something u put on your mouth to breathe underwater
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submerge
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go or put under a liquid, as when you hold your breath underwater
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phantom
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ghostly entity
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vertigo
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about to fall feeling
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skydiving
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sport where u jump from a plane and freefall before opening the parachute
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scuba diving
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able to breathe underwater using a self contained u/w breathin apparatus
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sewage
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stuff that goes to the sewers; for example the nasty stuff you put in the toilet to flush...
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periodic breathing
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when breathing alternates between shallow and deep
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flatulence
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fart gases
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abdominal breathing
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when abdominal muscles are used to breathe
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glossopharyngeal breathing
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a different way ov breathing: tongue muscles are used and some throat muscles, but not primary breathing muscles we usually use to breathe
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anoxic hypoxia
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when u breathe air with not enough oxygen or interference of some sort about gases being exchanged in the lungs
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intermittent mandatory ventilation
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positive pressure to the airway so it might increase tidal volume;sometimes the person can breathe on their own too, hence the long i-word
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ippb
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intermittent positive pressure breathing is when the lungs are inflated during inhalation from a valve
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hfppv
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high frequency positive pressure ventilation
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pressure control ventilation
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amount of pressure is fixed while tidal volume is not fixed
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assisted ventilation
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use of something such as a machine to mantain someone's breathing
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high frequency jet ventilation
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delivery ov air thru a little catheter in an endotracheal tube
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noninvasive ventilation
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use of something like a mask and not an internal tube to help a person breathe
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minute ventilation
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liters ov air coming from the lungs per minute
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maximum voluntary ventilation
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max volume that can be breathed per minute on purpose
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high frequency percussive ventilation
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pressure limited breaths in short puffs ov air thru a special v-mask
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high frequency ventilation
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small tidal volumes breathed at a high rate
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cppv
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continuous positive pressure ventilation
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maximum breathing capacity
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what u can breathe in 15 secs as fast and deep as u can
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breathing reserve
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difference between normal restful breathing and maximum breathing capacity
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breathing bag
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collapsible reservoir that is breathed from during anesthesia
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rebreathing bag
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bag to rebreathe air from in the breathing fetish scene;also used in some medical situations
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cogwheel respiration
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breathing with bumpy in-breaths
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biot's
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fast brief respirations with several second interruptions
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anaerobic respiration
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when reactions not including oxygen happen
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kussmaul
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deep and fast air craving breaths
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diaphragmatic breathing
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using the diaphragm to breathe
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inspiratory hold
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to inhale then hold the air in
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inspiratory capacity
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however much u can breathe in
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frc
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functional residual capacity, or air that is left in lungs after normal exhalation
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oxygenless air asphyxiation
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when u suffocate from irrespirable air that has no oxygen; if it is nitrogen u would supposedly not feel it coming on...
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peep stands for?
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positive end expiratory pressure
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biphasic cuirass ventilation
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the person has to wear something on the upper body to aid breathing
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gas mask
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mask that filters out bad gases
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bayou
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sluggish stream of a swamplike nature
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slue/slough
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stagnant swamp or other wetland
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pranayama
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yogic breathing
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kumbhaka
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breath retention
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viloma pranayama
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a breathing exercise where inhalations and/or exhalations are interrupted on purpose
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orthopnea
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a measure ov how many pillows a person needs to prop up to breathe because for some reason they can't laying down
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respiratory rate
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number ov breaths taken in a set amount ov time
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agonal respiration
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gasping and labored breathing to the extreme
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ataxic respiration
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completely irregular breathing
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apneustic respiration
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the person gasps to inhale, holds it, and doesn't breathe out enough
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control ov respiration
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being in control ov the breath
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muscles ov respiration
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muscles in your body that help u to breathe
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liquid breathing
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mostly science fiction concept of breathable liquid in the lungs; shown in the film "The Abyss"
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dead space
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air that u breathe but do not use
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fio2
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fraction ov inhaled oxygen
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laughing/laughter
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a happy ha-ha-ha sound
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incomplete breath
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breath that doesn't finish correctly or adequatly
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aspirate
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suck in and breathe as in something that should not be in the lungs
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breath listening
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when a doctor puts the stethoscope on your back he/she is hearing lung sounds
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capnography
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measure of blood co2
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hyaline rings
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part ov the trachea that keeps it open during pressure changes
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epiglottis
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closes when u swallow to prevent foreign stuff from entering lungs
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hilum slits
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openings thru which bronchi enter the lungs
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the reason u can breathe is...
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differences in air pressure ,between your lungs and outside air
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lung compliance
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how easily u can put air in lungs
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elastic recoil
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some parts of the lung do this,snapping back to original way they were
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mucociliary blanket
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protective snot lining your airways
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brush cells
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special cells that check how good the air in the lungs is
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