respiratory illness
English Thesaurus
1. a disease affecting the respiratory system (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | disease, |
| definition | : | an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | adult respiratory distress syndrome, ards, wet lung, white lung, |
| definition | : | acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc. (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | flu, grippe, influenza, |
| definition | : | an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | cold, common cold, |
| definition | : | a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | bronchitis, |
| definition | : | inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | emphysema, pulmonary emphysema, |
| definition | : | an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | pneumonia, |
| definition | : | respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | interstitial pneumonia, |
| definition | : | chronic lung disease affecting the interstitial tissue of the lungs (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | sars, severe acute respiratory syndrome, |
| definition | : | a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal (noun.state) |
| part holonym | : | cough, coughing, |
| definition | : | a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis (noun.state) |
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