Defenition of the word respiratory distress syndrome
Defenition of the word respiratory distress syndrome
Defenition of the word respiratory distress syndrome
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
Hypernyms for the word respiratory distress syndrome