Term: respiratory distress syndrome: an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
Candidate hypernym: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples → 1
Candidate hypernym: ailment: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining → 0
Candidate hypernym: ocean floor: the bottom of a sea or ocean → 0
Candidate hypernym: manta: extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned → 0
Candidate hypernym: istiophorus: type genus of the Istiophoridae → 0
Candidate hypernym: calcium oxide: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide → 0
Candidate hypernym: earlobe: the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear → 0
Candidate hypernym: trinidad and tobago dollar: the basic unit of money in Trinidad and Tobago → 0
Candidate hypernym: timber line: line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes → 0
Candidate hypernym: limb: either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip → 0
Candidate hypernym: sophisticate: a worldly-wise person → 0