| Definition of 'hyaline membrane disease' |
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1. (noun) respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, hyaline membrane disease
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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| Definition of 'hyaline membrane disease' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. hyaline membrane disease
A respiratory distress syndrome in newborn infants, usually premature infants with insufficient PULMONARY SURFACTANTS. The disease is characterized by the formation of a HYALINE-like membrane lining the terminal respiratory airspaces (PULMONARY ALVEOLI) and subsequent collapse of the lung (PULMONARY ATELECTASIS).
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