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calfactant

calfactant noun: an intratracheal suspension derived from the natural surfactant in calf lungs, used to treat premature infants with lung surfactant deficiency that causes infant respiratory distress syndrome.

Noun

calfactant (uncountable)

  1. An intratracheal suspension derived from the natural surfactant in calf lungs, used to treat premature infants with lung surfactant deficiency that causes infant respiratory distress syndrome.

Questions about calfactant

What does calfactant mean?
Calfactant means an intratracheal suspension derived from the natural surfactant in calf lungs, used to treat premature infants with lung surfactant deficiency that causes infant respiratory distress syndrome.
What part of speech is calfactant?
Calfactant is a noun.

Words near calfactant in the dictionary

  1. calf love
  2. calf raise
  3. calf raises
  4. calf-flesh
  5. calf-length
  6. calfactant
  7. calfbone
  8. calfbones
  9. calfbound
  10. calfdozer
  11. calfdozers

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