Adult respiratory distress syndrome
(def 2).
abbreviation: ards.
adult respiratory distress syndrome n.
abbr. ards interst-tial and alveolar edema and hemorrhage of the lungs following injury and -ssociated with hyaline membrane, proliferation of collagen fibers, and swollen epithelium.
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