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Wilson-Mikity syndrome

Wilson-Mikity syndrome noun: a form of chronic lung disease in premature infants, leading to respiratory distress.

Noun

Wilson-Mikity syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A form of chronic lung disease in premature infants, leading to respiratory distress.

Origin of Wilson-Mikity syndrome

Characterized by Miriam G. Wilson and Victor G. Mikity in 1960.

Questions about Wilson-Mikity syndrome

What does Wilson-Mikity syndrome mean?
Wilson-Mikity syndrome means a form of chronic lung disease in premature infants, leading to respiratory distress.
What part of speech is Wilson-Mikity syndrome?
Wilson-Mikity syndrome is a noun.

Words near Wilson-Mikity syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Wilson's thrush
  2. Wilson's thyroid syndrome
  3. Wilson's warbler
  4. Wilson's warblers
  5. Wilson-Bappu effect
  6. Wilson-Mikity syndrome
  7. Wilson-Turner syndrome
  8. Wilsonia
  9. Wilsonian
  10. Wilsonianism
  11. Wilsonism

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