Respiratory rate — The respiratory rate (aka respiration rate, pulmonary ventilation rate or ventilation rate) is the number of breaths a living being, such as a human, takes per minute.There is only limited research on monitoring respiratory rate, and these… … Wikipedia
respiratory disease — noun a disease affecting the respiratory system • Syn: ↑respiratory illness, ↑respiratory disorder • Hypernyms: ↑disease • Hyponyms: ↑adult respiratory distress syndrome, ↑ARDS, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
respiratory disorder — noun a disease affecting the respiratory system • Syn: ↑respiratory disease, ↑respiratory illness • Hypernyms: ↑disease • Hyponyms: ↑adult respiratory distress syndrome, ↑ARDS, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
respiratory distress syndrome — noun an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the … Useful english dictionary
respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn — noun an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the … Useful english dictionary
Respiratory disease — Classification and external resources Micrograph of an emphysematous lung; emphysema is a common respiratory disease, strongly associated with smoking. H E stain. ICD … Wikipedia
respiratory disease — ▪ human disease Introduction any of the diseases and disorders that affect human respiration (respiration, human). Diseases of the respiratory system may affect any of the structures and organs that have to do with breathing, including the… … Universalium
illness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly, fatal, incurable, terminal ▪ catastrophic (AmE, law), critical, dangerous, debilitating, devastating … Collocations dictionary
respiratory distress syndrome — Pathol. 1. Also called hyaline membrane disease. an acute lung disease of the newborn, occurring primarily in premature babies and babies born to ill mothers, characterized by rapid breathing, flaring of the nostrils, inelastic lungs, edema of… … Universalium
Illness, altitude — Altitude illness (or altitude sickness) is a disorder caused by being at high altitude. It more commonly occurs above 8,000 feet (2,440 meters). The cause of altitude illness is a matter of oxygen physiology. At sea level the concentration of… … Medical dictionary
