Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Definition: Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Noun

1. 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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Health

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Crosswords: Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Books

• Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (reference)

• Respiratory distress syndrome (reference)

• Shock and the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (reference)

• Surfactant Replacement Therapy in Neonatal and Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (reference)

  (more book examples)

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Health

Clinically important neonatal morbidities, such as respiratory distress syndrome, chronic lung disease, and brain injury. (references)

Because many of its features resembled the respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, RDS, the adult disease was called "ARDS. (references)

As babies, they are at higher risk for Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS), a disease that makes it hard for the baby to breathe. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "respiratory distress syndrome": adult respiratory distress syndrome ♦ respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn. Additional references.

Danish

respiratorisk distress-syndrom (hyaline membrane disease, IRDS, newborn idiopathic cardiorespiratory distress, newborn idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), RDS (hyaline membrane disease, IRDS, newborn idiopathic cardiorespiratory distress, newborn idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), hyalinmembran-syndrom (hyaline membrane disease, IRDS, newborn idiopathic cardiorespiratory distress, newborn idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn). (various references)

Dutch

HMD (hyaline membrane disease, IRDS, newborn idiopathic cardiorespiratory distress, newborn idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), hialiene membranenziekte (hyaline membrane disease, IRDS, newborn idiopathic cardiorespiratory distress, newborn idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn). (various references)

Finnish

hyaliinimembraanitauti (hyaline membrane disease, IRDS, newborn idiopathic cardiorespiratory distress, newborn idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), hyaliinikalvotauti (hyaline membrane disease, IRDS, newborn idiopathic cardiorespiratory distress, newborn idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn). (various references)

French

maladie des membranes hyalines (newborn idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn). (various references)

German

syndrom der hyalinen Asphyxie-Membranen (idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), pulmonale hyaline Membrankrankheit (idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), Membransyndrom der Früh-und Neugeborenen (idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), Membransyndrom der Früh- und Neugeborenen (idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), idiopathisches Atemnotsyndrom der Lungen:Dyspnoe-Syndrom der Lungen (idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), idiopathisches Atemnotsyndrom der Lungen (idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), Hyalinmembran--Syndrom der Lungen (idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), Hyalinmembran-Syndrom der Lungen (idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), Dyspnoe-Syndrom der Lungen (idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn). (various references)

Greek 

νόσος των υαλωδών μεμβρανών (hyaline membrane disease, IRDS, newborn idiopathic cardiorespiratory distress, newborn idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn). (various references)

Italian

sindrome respiratoria neonatale (hyaline membrane disease, IRDS, newborn idiopathic cardiorespiratory distress, newborn idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn), malattia della membrana ialina (hyaline membrane disease, IRDS, newborn idiopathic cardiorespiratory distress, newborn idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn). (various references)

Pig Latin

espiratoryray istressday yndromesay

Portuguese

síndrome da membrana hialina do recém-nascido (idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn). (various references)

Spanish

enfermedad de la membrana hialina (hyaline membrane disease, idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, IRDS, newborn idiopathic cardiorespiratory distress, newborn idiopathic respiratory distress, newborn respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn). (various references)

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