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What is anosmia

Anosmia is the inability to smell or the inability to perceive separate odours.

Why difficult in breathing

hay fever?

What is the medical term meaning visual exam of the bronchus using a scope

Bronchoscopy
Bronchoscopy is visual examination of the bronchus.
Bronchoscopy.

What is the medical term meaning swallowing air

aerophagia is the medical term for swallowing air it took me a while to find this answer to my homework question as well

How would you use the word epistaxis in a sentence

He had an epistaxis after the fight, he had to be taken to the hospital.

Who was king Henry and what did he do

he was a mean person who lived with mean people in a mean castle on a mean hill in a mean country in a mean continent in a mean world in a mean solar system in a mean galaxy in a mean universe in a mean dimension

An acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants characterized by obstruction of the larynx hoarseness and a barking cough is known as

croup

What is the medical term meaning airlessness of a lung

atelectasis

What does the suffix edema mean

Swelling

What is pertaining to prostate

Pertaining to the prostate is prostatic, as in prostatic carcinoma.

What is the medical term meaning lining of the chest cavity

The pleura is the lining of the chest cavity.
Partial Pleura
Viseral plura
visceral pleura

What the common types of atelectasis

Resorption atelectasis

What is the medical term meaning Tb skin test

The medical term meaning Tb skin test is Mantoux. It's a term that refers to a skin test to check for tuburculosis.

What is the meaning of medical exam

Medical examination may have a few meanings. It can mean Medical examination you sit and pass to be a Doctor. It can mean an examination by a Doctor for employment or for Insurance, and lastly it can mean an examination for diagnosis and treatment if are unwell and go to see your Doctor or attend the Hospital

Is Inflammation of the pleural membranes called pleurisy

Pleurisy is a lay term meaning painful breathing. Pleuritis is the medical term meaning infoammation of the pleural membranes. Pleuritis can result in pleurisy.

What is the medical term for slow breading

The medical term for slow breathing is bradypnea. There are no medical terms involving breading.

What is the medical term meaning removal of core of cervical tissue for biopsy

Core biopsy of the cervix is not a normal procedure. Cone biopsy of the cervix is the medical term of removal of a portion of the cervix surrounding the cervical os.

How are bronchodilators used in the medical field

Bronchodilators in the medical field are used to open up the airways of the lungs of a patient in order to let more air in through the system. This is used on asthmatic patients.

What is epsom salts means

Epsom salt is hydrated magnesium sulfate. It is used as a cathartic and as an agent to reduce inflammation.

When was Charles Mantoux born

Charles Mantoux was born in 1877.

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