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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

Alternative Names

Respiration


Information



Review Date: 11/14/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)