| AART | American Association for Rehabilitation Therapy; American Association for Respiratory Therapy |
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| AFRD | acute febrile respiratory disease |
| AFRI | acute febrile respiratory illness |
| AHRF | acute hypoxemic respiratory failure; American Hearing Research Foundation |
| AIRF | alterations in respiratory function |
| respiratory therapy | Exercises and treatments that help patients recover lung function, such as after surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| respiratory therapy department, hospital | Hospital department which is responsible for the administration of diagnostic pulmonary function tests and of procedures to restore optimum pulmonary ventilation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| respiratory tract | The air passages from the nose to the pulmonary alveoli, through the pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| respiratory tract fistula | An abnormal passage communicating between any parts of the respiratory tract or between any part of the respiratory system and other organs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| respiratory transport | The processes of gas exchange and various metabolic functions taking place in the lung, generally at the alveolar level. (12 Dec 1998) |
| granuloma, respiratory tract | Granulomatous diseases affecting one or more sites in the respiratory tract. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chronic respiratory disease | A common and serious disease of the respiratory tract of chickens caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma gallinarum; secondary infection with Escherichia coli is common. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circulatory and respiratory physiology | Functions and activities of cardiovascular circulation and of respiration and respiratory mechanics. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Warburg's respiratory enzyme | 1. A system of cytochromes and their oxidases that participate in respiratory processes. 2. Often, specifically, cytochrome oxidase. Synonym: Warburg's respiratory enzyme. Origin: Ger. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compensated respiratory acidosis | Retention of bicarbonate by the renal tubules to minimise the effect on the pH of the blood of retention of carbon dioxide by the lungs, such as occurs with hypoventilation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome characterised by outbreaks of late term abortions, high numbers of stillbirths and mummified or weak newborn piglets, and respiratory disease in young unweaned and weaned pigs. It is caused by swine infertility and respiratory syndrome virus. (radostits et al., veterinary medicine, 8th ed, p1048) (12 Dec 1998) |
| signs and symptoms, respiratory | Respiratory system manifestations of diseases of the respiratory tract or of other organs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| swine infertility and respiratory syndrome virus | A species of arterivirus causing reproductive and respiratory disease in pigs. The european strain is called lelystad virus. Airborne transmission is common. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic techniques, respiratory system | Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of diseases of the respiratory tract or its organs. It includes respiratory function tests. (12 Dec 1998) |
| external respiratory nerve of Bell | <anatomy, nerve> Arises from the fifth, sixth, and seventh cervical nerves (roots of brachial plexus), descends the neck behind the brachial plexus, and is distributed to the serratus anterior muscle; it is somewhat unusual in that it courses on the superficial aspect of the muscle is supplies; its paralysis results in "winged scapula". Synonym: nervus thoracicus longus, Bell's respiratory nerve, external respiratory nerve of Bell, posterior thoracic nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |