Respiratory System

1. airways have become inflamed due to recurrent exposure to irritants
4. a progressive, long term loss of lung function
11. condition in which levels of oxygen in the blood becomes dangerously low
12. inflammation of the larynx and can cause someone to "lose their voice"
15. a "runny nose"
16. the act of coughing up and spitting out mucus, saliva, or other body fluids
17. the absence of oxygen in the body's tissues
18. a group of lung diseases that obstruct bronchial airflow
19. also known as a "chest cold"
21. an inflammatory disease of the bronchial tubes often triggered by an allergic reaction
22. can occur when a foreign substance, like vomit, is inhaled in the lungs
24. also known as an "allergy"
25. abnormally fast breathing
26. a lung condition caused by trauma, pneumonia, smoke, or inhaled vomit

2. the expectorant of blood or blood-stained sputum
3. a serious inflammation of the lungs in which air sacs are filled with pus and fluids
5. blood in the lung cavity that can result from chest trauma or a stab wound
6. a condition of deficient levels of oxygen in the body
7. means "runny nose"
8. describes a "common cold"
9. difficulty breathing
10. involuntary spasm of the bronchi
13. abnormally slow breathing
14. also known as the "flu"
18. a genetic disorder that causes thick mucus to clog the lungs
20. inflammation of the sinus
22. temporary absence of breathing
23. a "nose bleed"