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infant respiratory distress syndrome

infant respiratory distress syndrome noun: a condition that occurs in premature infants due to underdeveloped lungs and surfactant deficiency.

Noun

infant respiratory distress syndrome (usually uncountable, plural infant respiratory distress syndromes)

  1. (usually) A condition that occurs in premature infants due to underdeveloped lungs and surfactant deficiency.

Forms of infant respiratory distress syndrome

pluralinfant respiratory distress syndromes

Questions about infant respiratory distress syndrome

What does infant respiratory distress syndrome mean?
Infant respiratory distress syndrome means a condition that occurs in premature infants due to underdeveloped lungs and surfactant deficiency.
What part of speech is infant respiratory distress syndrome?
Infant respiratory distress syndrome is a noun.
What is the plural of infant respiratory distress syndrome?
The plural of infant respiratory distress syndrome is infant respiratory distress syndromes.

Words near infant respiratory distress syndrome in the dictionary

  1. infant massages
  2. infant mortalities
  3. infant mortality
  4. infant mortality rate
  5. infant mortality rates
  6. infant respiratory distress syndrome
  7. infant respiratory distress syndromes
  8. infant safety seat
  9. infant safety seats
  10. infant school
  11. infant schools

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