Respiratory system subjective terms

Question 1

cessation of breathing

Answer 1

apnea

Question 2

slow breathing

Answer 2

bradypnea

Question 3

difficulty breathing

Answer 3

dyspnea

Question 4

good/normal breathing

Answer 4

eupnea

Question 5

heavy breathing

Answer 5

hyperpnea

Question 6

shallow breathing

Answer 6

hypopnea

Question 7

able to breath only in an upright position

Answer 7

orthopnea

Question 8

rapid breathing

Answer 8

tachypnea

Question 9

overbreathing; the condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypocapnia

Answer 9

hyperventilation

Question 10

underbreathing; the condition of having too little air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypercapnia

Answer 10

hypoventilation

Question 11

a nosebleed

Answer 11

epistaxis

Question 12

runny nose

Answer 12

rhinorrhea

Question 13

involuntary contraction of the diaphragm (hiccups)

Answer 13

phrenospasm

Question 14

pain in the pleura

Answer 14

pleuralgia, pleurodynia

Question 15

chest pain

Answer 15

thoracalgia

Question 16

coughing or spitting material out of the lungs

Answer 16

expectoration

Question 17

coughing up blood

Answer 17

hemoptysis

Question 18

mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing

Answer 18

sputum