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hy·a·line
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respiratory distress syndrome
Also called hyaline membrane disease. an acute lung disease of the newborn, occurring primarily in premature babies and babies born to ill mothers, characterized by rapid breathing, flaring of the nostrils, inelastic lungs, edema of the extremities, and in some cases the formation of a hyaline membrane on the lungs caused by a lack of surfactant in the immature lung tissue. Abbreviation: RDS. -
cuticle
Your cuticles are the skin at the base of each of your fingernails. -
hyaline cartilage
the typical, translucent form of cartilage, containing little fibrous tissue. -
hyaline membrane disease
respiratory distress syndrome. -
hyaloid
hyaloid membrane.