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ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adult respiratory distress syndrome mean? 

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (noun)
  The noun ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME has 1 sense:

1. acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.play

  Familiarity information: ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

adult respiratory distress syndrome; ARDS; wet lung; white lung

Hypernyms ("adult respiratory distress syndrome" is a kind of...):

respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)


 Context examples 


Ventilation with perfluorocarbon fluid improves lung function in conditions involving surfactant deficiency and dysfunction, including respiratory distress syndrome and adult respiratory distress syndrome.

(Perflubron, NCI Thesaurus)



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