Category: P

A situation in which an automatic punishment is imposed for any deviation from accepted standards of behavior.  

A negative experience following a particular behavior resulting in the behavior occurring less frequently. A negative approach to discipline, often referring to corporal punishment.  

The valve that controls the flow of blood into the pulmonary arteries from the right ventricle of the heart.  

A congenital heart defect characterized by obstruction or narrowing of the valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. A condition in which the opening to the pulmonary artery in the right ventricle becomes narrow. Congenital narrowing of the outlet of the right ventricle of the heart to the pulmonary artery. The defect may…

A technique of providing artificial ventilation either by mouth to mouth or mouth to nose, or by artificial devices.  

The relative functional health of the pulmonary system. Battery of breathing function tests using a spirogram or spirometer to determine the amount of and speed at which air moves in and out of the lungs.  

A disease, often caused by tobacco smoking or other air pollutants, that results in the inability of the lungs to exchange gases and impair and/or damage the alveolar sacs. A medical condition characterized by the abnormal enlargement of the regular air spaces within the lungs, resulting in increased lung volume. This condition typically occurs alongside…

A bruise of the pulmonary tissue.  

The part of the circulatory system that conveys blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart. The circulation of blood from the heart through the pulmonary arteries to the lungs for oxygenation and back to the heart through the pulmonary veins. System of blood vessels transporting blood between the heart and…

The air sacs of the lungs. The tiny air sacs in the lungs from which oxygen enters the blood.