respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
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Pulmonary embolism
blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot
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respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.either of the two main branches of the trachea
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.either of the two main branches of the trachea
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smo…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest)…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.pertaining to respiration; "respiratory assistance"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pulmonology.the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity
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a cardiovascular disease characterized by a saclike widening of an artery resulting from weakening of the artery wall
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision; "open-angle glaucoma is the most comm…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot; as, clodded gore. See Clot.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.To clot or coagulate, as blood.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot of blood.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.An instrument for compressing an artery (esp., the femoral artery) or other part.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation, induration, etc.; a clot; a lu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and associated with cough, spitt…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.A semisolid mass or clot, especially that formed in coagulation of the blood.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.The coloring matter of the blood; the clotted portion of coagulated blood, containing the coloring matter; gore.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: blockage, pulmonary, artery, foreign, matter.
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