Respiratory Distress Syndrome Of The Newborn

Definition of Respiratory Distress Syndrome Of The Newborn

• 1. 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 Noun

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