Respiratory System- Medical Terminology

epistaxis

• stuff expelled by spitting

• scratchy sound made when surfaces rub against each other

• nosebleed

• barking cough due to an acute viral infection

percussion

• method of determining density by tapping

• thick mucus secretions that don't drain, genetic condition

• stuff expelled by spitting

• bacterial infection, highly contagious

pertussis

• method of determining density by tapping

• listening to sounds within the body

• scratchy sound made when surfaces rub against each other

• bacterial infection, highly contagious

auscultation

• method of determining density by tapping

• listening to sounds within the body

• chronic condition characterized by edema and constriction of the bronchial tubes

• thick mucus secretions that don't drain, genetic condition

pleural rub

• scratchy sound made when surfaces rub against each other

• nosebleed

• method of determining density by tapping

• barking cough due to an acute viral infection

sputum

• scratchy sound made when surfaces rub against each other

• listening to sounds within the body

• thick mucus secretions that don't drain, genetic condition

• stuff expelled by spitting

asthma

• barking cough due to an acute viral infection

• chronic condition characterized by edema and constriction of the bronchial tubes

• inflammation of the bronchi

• scratchy sound made when surfaces rub against each other

croup

• barking cough due to an acute viral infection

• thick mucus secretions that don't drain, genetic condition

• bacterial infection, highly contagious

• stuff expelled by spitting

cystic fibrosis

• nosebleed

• scratchy sound made when surfaces rub against each other

• thick mucus secretions that don't drain, genetic condition

• chronic condition characterized by edema and constriction of the bronchial tubes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

bronchitis

• bacterial infection, highly contagious

• chronic condition characterized by edema and constriction of the bronchial tubes

• barking cough due to an acute viral infection

• inflammation of the bronchi