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pertaining to respiration. Called also pneumatic.
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| respiratory a. |
acidosis due to excess retention of carbon dioxide in the body, as opposed to metabolic acidosis; it is seen in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other conditions that interfere with normal ventilation. Called also hypercapnic a.
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| respiratory b. |
fibrosis in the respiratory bronchioles, seen mainly in cigarette smokers; see also respiratory bronchiolitisassociated interstitial lung disease.
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| respiratory b.’s |
bronchioli respiratorii.
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| respiratory bronchiolitisassociated interstitial lung d. |
a mild interstitial lung condition seen in cigarette smokers, characterized by patchy inflammation of bronchioles with filling of their lumina as well as adjacent alveoli and alveolar ducts by pigmented macrophages, resulting in dyspnea and a productive cough; it is usually a benign condition that will clear up upon cessation of smoking.
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