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[breth) [AS., brath]. The air exhaled from the lungs. B. -sounds, the respiratory sounds heard upon auscultation. A Table of Breath-sounds is given. IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. om J. K. Fowler.) Condition Duration. Where in which sity. Heard. Heard. In ten lungs, In health. Variable. Over the Shorter Faint or in health. absent. than inspiration or absent. In health, In health; Variable. pulmonary Greater. in regions of tuberculosis, or longer Equal to seventh vical cer- In disease, spine. monia, large lobar pneuthan inspiration. over areas of consolidation pleuritic tho effusions, racic aneuastinal rysm, med i tumors. BREATHING 15 TABLE OF BREATH-SOUNDS IN H Variety of Period. Pitch. val. Inter- Breath- Quality. ing. Broncho i. tion. Inspira- Higher More or Slight. than in le vesicular. vesicular tracheal. breathing More or 2. tion. Expira- Higher than in le vesicular tracheal. breathing Low. Hollow and Am- 1. tion. Ins pir a metallic. tinct. phoric. 2. tion. Expira- Lower. Both characters more Dis marked. Blowing Low. Cavern- 1. Inspiraous. tion. and hollow. tinct. 2. tion. Expira- Lower. Both characters more Dis marked. Tubular. i. tion. Inspira- Higher Laryngeal than in or whirring. tinct. bronchial breathing Dis- 2. Expira- Higher. Laryngeal tion. or whiffing. 157