respiratory distress syndrome

Noun respiratory distress syndrome has 1 sense

• respiratory distress syndrome(n = noun.state) hyaline membrane disease, 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