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Respiratory distress syndrome   /rˈɛspərətˌɔri dɪstrˈɛs sˈɪndrˌoʊm/   Listen
Respiratory distress syndrome

noun
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.  Synonyms: hyaline membrane disease, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn.



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