The term used to desribe difficult or labored breathing is dyspnea. Asthma is one cause of dyspnea; pneumonia is another. When a person has trouble breathing and it seems that they are working hard just to inhale, you can describe it as "labored."
Sometime people will actually sweat heavily due to the amount of effort they need to inhale--usually exhalation is a passive process and doesn't require muscle to work, just relax.
Breathing can be caused by a number of things with the lungs of heart. The medical terms for breathing symptoms are dyspnea (difficulty breathing), tachypnea (rapid breathing), hypopnea (shallow breathing), hyperpnea (deep breathing), and apnea (absence of breathing). Notice that the root word is PNEA.
Stridor and wheezing are sounds made by someone experiencing difficulty breathing.
Dyspnea means difficult or labored breathing. Dyspnea is a symptom of pneumonia and tuberculosis
stertor
Respiratory Depression. It would begin to get more difficult to breathe and you'd have labored breathing and end up having an OD without seeking medical attention.
emphysema
Emphysema
Rhonchi is the medical term meaning abnormal snoring sounds when breathing.
Hetero- is the medical terminology combining form meaning unlike or different. For instance, heterosexual refers to someone sexually attracted to the opposite sex. Heterochromia means different colors.
RespirationIn hailing airrespirationInhaling - Breathing inExhaling - Breathing outInspiration is breathing In and expiration is breathing out, respiration is completely wrong.
Dyspnea
hyperventilation
Hyperventilation (hyper = a lot + ventilation = breathing) is a medical term. It is also known as "Rapid Breathing", "Deep Breathing" or "Overbreathing". The most common cause of spontaneous hyperventilation is anxiety or panic.
Arrhythmia is the term for a medical ailment of the heart, so it is a noun.ex. "The patient was admitted at 6:37 AM with arrhythmia and labored breathing."ex. "What are the primary characteristics of arrhythmia?"
Hypocarbia or hypocapnea
A stethoscope is the instrument used to listen to a person's breathing.