difficulty of respiration
1respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… …
2artificial respiration — the stimulation of natural respiratory functions in persons whose breathing has failed or in newborn infants by artificially forcing air into and out of the lungs. Cf. cardiopulmonary resuscitation. [1850 55] * * * Breathing induced by any of… …
3Basilar artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria basilaris GraySubject = 148 GrayPage = 580 Caption = The basilar artery (middle of figure) arises from the vertebral arteries and terminates when it bifurcates in the left and right posterior… …
4hog cholera — Vet. Pathol. an acute, usually fatal, highly contagious disease of swine caused by an RNA virus of the genus Pestivirus, characterized by high fever, lack of appetite, diarrhea, and lethargy. Also called swine fever. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * or… …
5dactylogyrosis — infestation with trematodes (Dactylogyrus spp.) causing the fish to secrete more mucus, paling of gills, opening of the operculum, difficulty in respiration and gill dropsy …
6shortness of breath — lack of breath, difficulty in respiration …
7nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …
8nervous system disease — Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the functioning of the human nervous system (nervous system, human). Everything that humans sense, consider, and effect and all the unlearned reflexes of the body depend on the… …
9respiratory 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… …
10Tracheal intubation — Intervention Anesthesiologist using the Glidescope video laryngoscope to intubate the trachea of a morbidly obese elderly person with challenging airway anatomy …
