| interrupted respiration | The inspiratory sound being broken into two or three by silent intervals. Synonym: interrupted respiration, jerky respiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thoracic respiration | Respiration effected chiefly by the action of the intercostal and other muscles that raise the ribs, causing expansion of the chest. Synonym: costal respiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tissue respiration | The interchange of gases between the blood and the tissues. Synonym: internal respiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| electrophrenic respiration | The rhythmical electrical stimulation of the phrenic nerve by an electrode applied to the skin at the motor points of the phrenic nerve; it is used in paralysis of the respiratory centre resulting from acute bulbar poliomyelitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubular respiration | High-pitched bronchial respiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jerky respiration | The inspiratory sound being broken into two or three by silent intervals. Synonym: interrupted respiration, jerky respiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| external respiration | The exchange of respiratory gases in the lungs as distinguished from internal or tissue respiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kussmaul-Kien respiration | Deep, rapid respiration characteristic of diabetic or other causes of acidosis. Synonym: Kussmaul-Kien respiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kussmaul respiration | Deep, rapid respiration characteristic of diabetic or other causes of acidosis. Synonym: Kussmaul-Kien respiration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laboured respiration | <chest medicine> Difficult, usually deep, breathing in patients with cardiac or pulmonary disease or disease affecting nervous system control of ventilation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forced respiration | Voluntary hyperventilation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominal | <anatomy> Pertaining to the abdomen. Origin: L. Abdominalis (18 Nov 1997) |
| abdominal abscess | <surgery> A localised pus-forming (suppurative) bacterial infection that occurs within the abdominal cavity as the result of a perforated viscus or post operative complication. Treatment requires either percutaneous or open surgical drainage. (27 Sep 1997) |
| abdominal adhesions | <surgery> Scarring that can occur within the abdomen in response to surgery or chronic inflammation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| abdominal angina | <surgery> A dull, crampy centralised abdominal pain that occurs 15-30 minutes after a meal. Associated with ischaemic bowel disease. Evaluated with mesenteric arteriography. (27 Sep 1997) |