hyaline membrane disease

noun

Pathology.

1. respiratory distress syndrome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyaline membrane disease¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

In particular, scientists discovered that hyaline membrane disease resulted from a deficiency of surfactant, a substance that lines the air sacs in the lungs.

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A Career Turn, Not on the Map I WAS born prematurely with hyaline membrane disease, also called infant respiratory distress syndrome.

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At the time, the malady was called hyaline membrane disease because glassy membranes were found in autopsies of infants who had gasped for breath and quickly died.

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