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Hyaline Membrane Disease

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Noun

1. hyaline membrane disease, respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn

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

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Hyaline Membrane Disease

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a respiratory disease of unknown cause of newborn infants, esp. if premature, characterized by an abnormal membrane of protein lining the alveoli of the lungs

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Hyaline Membrane Disease

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