Pulmonology Terms

noun a person who suffers from asthma

adjective relating to or suffering from asthma

• The asthmatic patient requires regular monitoring and medication to manage their condition.
• My friend is asthmatic and always carries an inhaler with them.
• I can't hang out in that smoky bar, I'm asthmatic and it will trigger an attack.
• Her fear of failure was like an asthmatic's struggle for breath, overwhelming and suffocating.

noun a medical instrument used for listening to sounds within the body, typically consisting of a disc-shaped resonator and two tubes connected to earpieces

• The doctor used a phonendoscope to listen to the patient's heartbeat.
• The nurse grabbed the phonendoscope to check my lungs.
• I borrowed my friend's phonendoscope to eavesdrop on the neighbors.
• The musician used the phonendoscope to listen closely to the subtle nuances in the music.