| respiratory system |
NS Cherniack and MD Altose, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
Ãâó: books.elsevier.com/companions/0122268601/articles....
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| respiratory distress syndrome |
A condition in a newborn that causes breathing difficulties. It is a result of an insufficient supply of a chemical called surfactant that helps expand the small air sacs in the lungs.
Ãâó: www.umassmemorial.org/ummhc/hospitals/med_center/s...
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| respiratory distress syndrome |
abnormalities affecting the lungs of premature babies resulting in breathing difficulties
Ãâó: www.jceh.co.uk/journal/22_05.asp
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| respiratory |
pertaining to respiration. Called also pneumatic.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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| respiratory a. |
acidosis due to excess retention of carbon dioxide in the body, as opposed to metabolic acidosis; it is seen in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other conditions that interfere with normal ventilation. Called also hypercapnic a.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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