Meaning of respiratory distress syndrome
Definition of respiratory distress syndrome
(noun)
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
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