respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory distress syndrome
nounDefinition of RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
: a respiratory disorder chiefly of newborn premature infants that is characterized by deficiency of the surfactant coating the inner surface of the lungs resulting in labored breathing, lung collapse, and hypoxemia
First Known Use of RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
1964
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