Respiratory Terminology

verb to take air into the lungs and then expel it, especially as a regular physiological process

• It is important to remember to breathe deeply during moments of stress.
• Hey, just take a deep breath and relax.
• Dude, just chill out and breathe, everything will be fine.
• In times of chaos, sometimes all we can do is breathe and trust in the process.

noun a high-pitched whistling sound made while breathing, typically due to a narrowed or obstructed airway

verb to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound

• The patient began to wheeze after the allergic reaction.
• I couldn't stop wheezing after laughing so hard.
• He was wheezing like crazy after running up the stairs.
• The old car wheezed its way up the steep hill.

noun a quantity of air that fills the lungs

• The doctor instructed the patient to take a deep lungful of air before blowing into the spirometer.
• I took a lungful of fresh mountain air and felt instantly refreshed.
• After running up the stairs, I was gasping for a lungful.
• He spoke with such passion that his words seemed to carry a lungful of emotion.

noun a medical term referring to difficult or labored breathing

• The patient presented with dyspnea, indicating difficulty breathing.
• She was struggling to catch her breath, experiencing dyspnea.
• I was so out of breath, I thought I was gonna pass out from dyspnea.
• The weight of the world on his shoulders felt like a heavy dyspnea, making it hard to breathe.