- cavernous respiration
- cavernous respiration n a peculiar blowing respiratory sound heard over abnormal lung cavities
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cavernous breath sounds; see under sound.
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cavernous respiration
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Cavernous respiration — Cavernous Cav ern*ous, a. [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.] 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow. [1913 Webster] 2. Filled with small cavities or cells. [1913 Webster] 3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cavernous respiration — noun : a peculiar blowing respiratory sound heard over abnormal lung cavities * * * cavernous respiration, a hollow respiratory sound sometimes heard over a defective cavity in a lung … Useful english dictionary
Cavernous — Cav ern*ous, a. [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.] 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow. [1913 Webster] 2. Filled with small cavities or cells. [1913 Webster] 3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cavernous body — Cavernous Cav ern*ous, a. [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.] 1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow. [1913 Webster] 2. Filled with small cavities or cells. [1913 Webster] 3. Having a sound caused by a cavity. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cavernous breath sounds — abnormal breath sounds marked by a peculiar prolonged hollow resonance, usually due to an underlying cavity in the lung. Called also cavernous respiration … Medical dictionary
Respiration — is the act of inhaling and exhaling air in order to exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide. * * * 1. A fundamental process of life, characteristic of both plants and animals, in which oxygen is used to oxidize organic fuel molecules, providing a… … Medical dictionary
cavernous rale — a hollow and metallic rale caused by the alternate expansion and contraction of a pulmonary cavity during respiration … Medical dictionary
vesiculocavernous respiration — cavernous breath sounds with a vesicular quality, indicating a cavity surrounded by healthy lung tissue … Medical dictionary
bronchocavernous respiration — breath sounds intermediate in character between bronchial and cavernous, heard over a lung cavity with solidified lung tissue adjacent to it … Medical dictionary
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
