Respiratory Terminology
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- Aspirate
- taking foreign materials into lungs; ast of withdrawling fluid with a suction device
- Cyanosis
- bluish discoloration of the skin, lips,tongue or nails
- Expectoration
- spitting or coughing up mucus from the throat
- Intubation
- putting a breating tube into the trachea by the way of the mouth, nose, or throat to provide an airway for breathing
- Nebulizer
- device which delivers a fine spray or mist into respiratory tract
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- Respiratory therapist
- professional who gives respiratory care and treatment
- Sputum
- material coughed up from the lungs and spit up through the mouth
- Ventilator
- device used to assist in breathing or subtitute for patients breathing