RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

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N., Pam M.S.
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Respiratory disorder occurring in newborn infants wherein the lungs fail to inflate properly because of a lack of natural surfactant which protects alveoli from collapse. Also known as: hyaline membrane disease.

RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME: "Respiratory distress syndrome is most common in premature infants."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. BREATHING
  2. ALPORT'S SYNDROME
  3. BRONCHUS
  4. PNEUMOGRAPH
  5. FEEDING PROBLEM
  6. RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA
  7. MORBID OBESITY
  8. FONTANEL (FONTANELLE)
  9. OSMOTIC PRESSURE
  10. PSEUDODEMENTIA
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/respiratory-distress-syndrome/ (accessed June 24, 2021).
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