RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME


Meaning of RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1964

: 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

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