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• airway obstruction — blockage of any of the passages by which air enters (and leaves) the lungs, which may be partial or complete. In partial obstruction, the patient can still move some air in and out of the lungs but often with difficulty. There may be a… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Mucociliary Clearance — Mucociliary Clearance, also referred to as mucociliary apparatus or mucociliar clearance (MCC) , derived from mucus , cilia (cilia of the tracheal surface epithelium in the respiratory tract ) and clearance describes the self clearing mechanism… …   Wikipedia

• Mucociliary clearance — Mucociliary clearance, also referred to as mucociliary apparatus or mucociliar clearance (MCC) , derived from mucus , cilia (cilia of the tracheal surface epithelium in the respiratory tract ) and clearance describes the self clearing mechanism… …   Wikipedia

• Minimum obstacle clearance altitude — Minimum Obstacle Clearance Altitude, or MOCA, is the lowest published altitude in effect between fixes on VOR airways, off airway routes, or route segments that meets obstacle (like a building or a tower) clearance requirements for the entire… …   Wikipedia

• minimum obstruction clearance altitude — The specified altitude in effect between radio fixes on very high frequency omnirange airways, off airway routes, or route segments, which meets obstruction clearance requirements for the entire route segment, and that assures acceptable… …   Military dictionary

• minimum obstacle clearance altitude — The lowest published altitude in effect between radio fixes on VOR (very high frequency omnidirection radio range) airways, off airway routes, or route segments that meets obstacle clearance requirements for the entire route segment and ensures… …   Aviation dictionary

• Chest wall oscillation — Intervention A typical breathing treatment for cystic fibrosis, using a mask nebulizer and the ThAIRapy Vest MeSH …   Wikipedia

• Mucokinetics — are a class of drugs which aid in the clearance of mucous from the airways, lungs, bronchi, and trachea. Such drugs can be further categorized by their mechanism of action. expectorants mucolytic agents wetting agents / hypoviscosity agents… …   Wikipedia

• Duchenne muscular dystrophy — Classification and external resources Histopathology of gastrocnemius muscle from patient who died of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type. Cross section of muscle shows extensive replacement of muscle fibers by adipose cells …   Wikipedia

• Spinal muscular atrophy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G12 ICD 9 335.0 …   Wikipedia

• Glossopharyngeal breathing — (GPB, also called frog breathing) is a means of forcing extra air into the lungs to expand the chest and achieve a functional cough. The technique involves the use of the glottis to add to an inspiratory effort by gulping boluses of air into the… …   Wikipedia