respiratory disease

Other forms: respiratory diseases

Definitions of respiratory disease

1. noun

   a disease affecting the respiratory system
   synonyms: respiratory disorder, respiratory illness

   types:

   ARDS, adult respiratory distress syndrome, wet lung, white lung

   acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.

   flu, grippe, influenza

   an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease

   pertussis, whooping cough

   a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane

   cold, common cold

   a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

   asthma, asthma attack, bronchial asthma

   respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

   bronchitis

   inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes

   emphysema, pulmonary emphysema

   an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age

   pneumonia

   respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants

   atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia

   an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults

   interstitial pneumonia

   chronic lung disease affecting the interstitial tissue of the lungs

   pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis

   chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles

   hyaline membrane disease, respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn

   an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli

   SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome

   a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal

   Asian influenza, Asiatic flu

   influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957

   swine flu, swine influenza

   an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic

   head cold

   a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headache

   status asthmaticus

   a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment

   bronchiolitis

   inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles

   chronic bronchitis

   a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow

   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

   a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers

   bronchial pneumonia, bronchopneumonia

   pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles

   lobar pneumonia

   pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infection

   pneumococcal pneumonia

   pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus

   interstitial plasma cell pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, pneumocystis pneumonia, pneumocytosis

   pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims)

   ornithosis, parrot fever, psittacosis

   an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds

   anthracosis, black lung, black lung disease, coal miner's lung

   lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

   asbestosis

   lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles

   siderosis

   fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among welders and other metal workers

   silicosis

   a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate

   pleuropneumonia

   pleurisy and pneumonia

   viral pneumonia

   pneumonia caused by a virus

   type of:

   disease

   an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning