Category: R

Referring to something which is the cause of something else.  

To react to something. To begin to get better because of a treatment.  

A virus which causes infections of the nose and throat in adults, but serious bronchiolitis in children. A virus that causes acute respiratory illness in children. When infected cells are cultured in a laboratory, a particular clumping of cells becomes apparent and aids in the diagnosis of the infection. A paramyxovirus that causes infections of…

Blood pigment which can carry oxygen collected in the lungs and release it in tissues. Any pigment such as hemoglobin, myoglobin, or cytochrome that has a part in the metabolism of oxygen within the body.  

An illness which affects someone’s breathing.  

Failure of the lungs to oxygenate the blood correctly. Inability of the lungs to perform their ventilatory function. Inability of the heart and lungs to maintain an adequate level of gaseous exchange. This results in the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the blood which is converted to carbonic acid, leading to respiratory acidosis. Additionally, the…

A condition of newborn babies, and especially common in premature babies, in which the lungs do not expand properly, due to lack of surfactant. Respiratory failure produced by an illness or injury that causes an accumulation of fluid in the lungs, a condition called pulmonary edema. Respiratory distress syndrome is a medical emergency that can…

A nerve centre in the brain which regulates the breathing.  

The end part of a bronchiole in the lung, which joins the alveoli. The last division of the bronchial tree. Respiratory bronchioles are branches of terminal bronchioles and continue to the alveolar ducts, which lead to the alveoli.