Most medical terms are comprised of a root word plus a suffix (word ending) and/or a prefix (beginning of the word). Here are some examples related to the Respiratory System. For more details see Chapter 4: Understanding the Components of Medical Terminology
The release of energy from the reduction of metals (such as iron, manganese, or sulfur) by cells or organisms that do not use oxygen as their primary energy source.
apneustic respiration
Breathing marked by prolonged inspiration unrelieved by attempts to exhale. It is seen in patients who have had the upper part of the pons of the brain removed or damaged.
artificial respiration
Maintenance of respiratory movement by artificial means, such as rescue breathing, bag mask, pocket mask, automatic transport ventilator, manual transport ventilator, or a flow-restricted oxygen-powered ventilation device.
SEE: cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Biot respiration
SEE: Biot breathing.
Bouchut respiration
SEE: Bouchut respiration
cell respiration
The gradual breakdown of food molecules in the presence of oxygen within cells, resulting in the formation of carbon dioxide and water and the release of energy in the forms of adenosine triphosphate and heat. In many intermediary reactions, substances other than oxygen act as oxidizing agents (hydrogen or electron acceptors). Reactions are catalyzed by respiratory enzymes, which include the flavoproteins, cytochromes, and other enzymes. Certain vitamins (nicotinamide, riboflavin, thiamine, pyridoxine, and pantothenic acid) are essential in the formation of components of various intracellular enzyme systems.
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
SEE: Cheyne-Stokes respiration
cogwheel respiration
SEE: Interrupted respiration.
costal respiration
Respiration in which the chest cavity expands by raising the ribs.
cutaneous respiration
The transpiration of gases through the skin.
decreased respiration
Respiration at less than a normal rate for the individual's age. In adults, it is a respiratory rate of less than 12 breaths per minute. Slower than normal respiratory rates occur after opiate or sedative use, during sleep, in coma, and other conditions and may result in respiratory failure or carbon dioxide retention.
SYN: SEE: slow respiration
diaphragmatic respiration
SEE: Abdominal respiration.
direct respiration
Respiration in which an organism, such as a one-celled ameba, secures its oxygen and gives up carbon dioxide directly to the surrounding medium.
electrophrenic respiration
SEE: Radiofrequency electrophrenic respiration.
external respiration
The exchange of gases in the lungs. Oxygen diffuses from the air to the blood, and carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood to the air.
Video for gas exchange
fetal respiration
Gas exchange in the placenta between the fetal and maternal blood.
SYN: SEE: placental respiration
forced respiration
Voluntary hyperpnea.
internal respiration
The exchange of gases in body tissues. Oxygen diffuses from the blood to the cells, and carbon dioxide diffuses from the cells to the blood. Oxygen is carried in combination with hemoglobin. Oxyhemoglobin gives arterial blood its red color; reduced hemoglobin gives venous blood its dark red color. Most carbon dioxide is carried in the blood as bicarbonate ions; a small amount is bonded to hemoglobin. Normally the partial pressure of oxygen in the blood is 75 to 100 mm Hg, depending on age; for carbon dioxide it is 35 to 45 mm Hg.
SYN: SEE: tissue respiration
Video for gas exchange
interrupted respiration
Respiration in which inspiratory or expiratory sounds are not continuous.
SYN: SEE: cogwheel respiration
intrauterine respiration
Respiration by the fetus before birth.
SEE: fetal respiration
Kussmaul respiration
SEE: Kussmaul, Adolph
labored respiration
Respiration that involves active participation of accessory inspiratory and expiratory muscles; dyspnea.
mitochondrial respiration
The stages of cell respiration (citric acid cycle and cytochrome transport system) that take place in the mitochondria. Water is formed from oxygen and hydrogen ions, and energy is released.
SEE: cell respiration
paradoxical respiration
1. Respiration occurring in patients with chest trauma and multiple rib fractures in which a portion of the chest wall sinks inward with each spontaneous inspiratory effort.
2. A condition seen in paralysis of the diaphragm in which the diaphragm ascends during inspiration.
periodic respiration
SEE: Periodic breathing.
placental respiration
SEE: Fetal respiration.
radiofrequency electrophrenic respiration
A method of stimulating respiration in cases of respiratory paralysis from spinal cord injury at the cervical level. Intermittent electrical stimuli to the phrenic nerves are supplied by a radiofrequency transmitter implanted subcutaneously. The diaphragmatic muscles contract in response to these stimuli.
slow respiration
SEE: Decreased respiration.
stertorous respiration
SEE: Stertor.
stridulous respiration
Respiration marked by high-pitched crowing or barking sound heard on inspiration, caused by an obstruction near the glottis or in the respiratory passageway.
thoracic respiration
Respiration performed entirely by expansion of the chest when the abdomen does not move. It is seen when the peritoneum or diaphragm is inflamed, when the abdominal cavity is restricted by tight bandages or clothes, or during abdominal surgery.
Video for Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage Breathing
tissue respiration
SEE: Internal respiration.
vicarious respiration
Increased respiration in one lung when respiration in the other is lessened or abolished.
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