Diseases

Mouth Breathing

Abnormal breathing through the mouth, usually associated with obstructive disorders of the nasal passages.

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Abstract

Abnormal breathing through the mouth, usually associated with obstructive disorders of the nasal passages.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Breathing, Mouth
  • Breathings, Mouth
  • Mouth Breathings

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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72(68)

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Previous Indexing

  • Respiration (1966-1967)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mouth Breathing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009058. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009058
  2. Mouth Breathing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouth_breathing
  3. Mouth Breathing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q305335