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