Across
- 2. a flu ________ in 1918 took the lives of 20-50 million people
- 6. prefix in the word perforate
- 9. COPD is a _________ disease
- 11. the alveoli in the lungs have __________ membranes to allow for gaseous exchange
- 12. The largest portion of the human lungs
- 13. a drug that is used to relieve congestion in the respiratory tract
- 15. breathing at an abnormally slow rate
- 17. prefix meaning under, below, decreased
- 18. prefix in the word pandemic
- 19. ________ blood has a lower oxygen content
- 22. specialist in the field of respiratory conditions
- 23. pneumothorax is caused by a _________ lung
- 24. treatment for acute and chronic respiratory infections
- 26. inflammation of the lungs
- 27. singular form of alveoli
Down
- 1. suffix in the word acidosis
- 3. Lactic ______ occurs after a prolonged lack of oxygen
- 4. the lungs are located in the _______ cavity
- 5. prefix in the word semipermeable
- 7. pulmonary _______ is when more than one artery in the lungs becomes blocked by a blood clot
- 8. excessive rate and depth of respiration
- 10. singular word for apices
- 14. prefix in the word cyanosis
- 16. prefix meaning over, excess, increased
- 20. pouch-like, resembling a small sac
- 21. Area of medicine that focuses on the respiratory system
- 25. Bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen
- 28. suffix meaning "pertaining to" for the word respiratory