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Emphysema Crossword

Horizontales
A type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.
A drug that causes widening of the bronchi.
A slimy substance secreted by mucous membranes and glands for lubrication and protection.
A condition when the lining of the bronchial tube becomes inflamed.
The well-defined sections into which each of the lungs are divided.
Bones that cover the area around the lungs.
The many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange.
Condition involving constriction of the airways and difficulty or discomfort in breathing.
A surgical procedure to replace a diseased or failing lung with a healthy lung, usually from a deceased donor.
A contagious infection caused by bacteria that mainly affects the lungs but can also affect any other organ including bone, brain and spine. Transferred by coughs and sneezes.
A reflex action involving sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs.
A lung disease which results in shortness of breath due to destruction and dilatation of the alveoli.
A muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
Localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful.
A leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food from entering the windpipe and the lungs.
Verticales
Any of the major air passages of the lungs which diverge from the windpipe.
An infection of the air sacs in one or both the lungs.
A steroid that reduces inflammation in the body.
A biologically active organic compound with four rings arranged in a specific molecular configuration.
Cancer which begins in the cells of the lung. It causes difficulty breathing, coughing up blood, chest pain, hoarseness, headache and weight loss.
The use of oxygen as medical treatment.
Sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat.
A pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest.
Also known as the windpipe.
A long-acting bronchodilator used as a long-term treatment to prevent or decrease wheezing and trouble breathing caused by asthma or ongoing lung disease.
A mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract.
To cause an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus.
Leading cause of lung cancer.
Hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box.
Breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages.
A lung disorder characterized by narrowing of the airways.