hyaline membrane disease

Noun hyaline membrane disease has 1 sense

• hyaline membrane disease(n = noun.state) 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;
is a kind of respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness