RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli

Synonyms:

hyaline membrane disease; respiratory distress syndrome; respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("respiratory distress syndrome" is a kind of...):

respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)

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