| fibrosis | | excess of carbon dioxide in the blood |
| fistula | | below normal areterial oxygen tensions |
| glottis | | a blood clot forming in the arteries supplying the heart nuscle and blocking the proper supply to an area of the heart muscle |
| hemoglobin | | tidal volumes below normal |
| hemoptysis | | a disease or condition occurring without known cause |
| hemothorax | | low blood pressure; shock |
| hilum | | below normal body volumes |
| hydrothorax | | insufficient air exchange |
| hypercapnia | | high arterial blood pressure |
| hypertension | | body temperature above normal |
| hyperthermia | | the blue coloration of skin and mucous membranes caused by greater than 5 Gm% reduced hemoglobin |
| hypertorphy | | accumulation of fluid in the tissues |
| hyperventilation | | below normal body temperature |
| hypocapnia | | portion of the digestive canal between the pharynx and the stomach |
| hypopnea | | pharngeal opening of the larynx |
| hypotension | | pathological formation of fibrous tissue |
| hypothermia | | cause or origin of a disease |
| hypoventilation | | fluid in the thorax; specifically in the pleural space |
| hypovolemia | | pertains to feaver, an elevation of body temp. |
| hypoxemia | | an abnormal increase in the size of an organ |
| hypoxia | | a medicine which aids in the expulsion of mucous or exudate from the lungs, bronchi and trachea |
| idiopathic | | air trapped in lungs or tissue as a result of disease process and/or aging |
| infarct | | a globule of fat, a clot, or gas bubble circulating in the bloodstream that obstructs the blood flow |
| hypokalemia | | to remove a tube which has been inserted for the intro of air |
| coronary thrombosis | | artery blocked by an embolism |
| cor-pulmonale | | a lidlike structure that covers the entrance to the larynx |
| cyanosis | | determinationn of the nature of a disease or the disease-producing symptoms |
| dead space | | the volume of air from the nose and mouth to be terminial bronchioles that does not undergo gas exchange |
| diagnosis | | an abnormal connection of opening (tracheal-esophageal) |
| diaphragm | | labored respiration of which the patient is aware |
| diffuse | | the dome-shaped muscles that separate the thoracic and abdominal cavity |
| diffusion | | coughing up blood |
| dyspnea | | the state of tissue oxygen deficiency |
| edema | | the transfer of gases across the alveolar capillary membrane |
| embolism | | having a foul odor |
| embolus | | dilation of the right side of the heart, secondasry to an obstructiong pulmonary disease, or to an obstruction of the pulmonary artery |
| emesis | | the blood pigment responsible for carrying oxygen |
| emphysema | | the act of vomiting |
| empyema | | an area of coagulation necrosis in a tissue due to local anemia resulting from obstruction of circulation to the area |
| epiglottis | | below normal serum potassium |
| esophagus | | scattered, covering a large area |
| etiology | | presence of blood in the pleural cavity |
| expectorant | | above normal air movement in and out of the lungs |
| extubate | | area around points of attachment with lungs |
| febrile | | below normal carbon dioxide in the blood |
| fetid | | accumulation of pus in a cavity of the body, especially in the chest |
