hyaline_membrane_disease | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine) 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: | respiratory_distress_syndrome_of_the_newborn respiratory_distress_syndrome | |
Related terms: | respiratory_disease | |