Across
- 2. a necrotizing lung infection characterized by a pus-filled cavitary lesion.
- 3. a collection of pus in the space between the lung and the inner surface of the chest wall (pleural space).
- 7. a kind of cancer that starts as a growth of cells in the lungs.
- 9. when air gets inside chest cavity and creates pressure against your lung, causing it to collapse the lung.
- 11. when fluid collects in the air sacs of the lungs, making it difficult to breathe.
- 12. a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and may produce extra mucus.
- 13. a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of the heart.
Down
- 1. a bacterium (or germ) infection called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- 4. the abnormal fluid accumulation within the pleural space
- 5. an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing.
- 6. a progressive chronic lung condition in which the tiny air sacs (alveoli) are damaged or destroyed.
- 8. a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs.
- 10. a serious condition in which blood collects in your pleural space.