Respiratory diseases

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_diseases)

Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms, and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, pleura and pleural cavity, and the nerves and muscles of breathing. (Wikipedia)

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Approved Date
04-Jun-2013

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