Medical Encyclopedia: Respiratory (Print Version)

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Medical Encyclopedia: Respiratory

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Alternative names

Respiration

Definition

The words "respiratory" and "respiration" refer to the lungs and breathing.

Related topics:

Apnea
Dyspnea
Lung disease
Lung scan
Rapid breathing
Lung resection
Pneumothorax

Update Date: 11/13/2006

Updated by: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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