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
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: ailment: an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: ocean floor: the bottom of a sea or ocean
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: manta: extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: istiophorus: type genus of the Istiophoridae
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: calcium oxide: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: earlobe: the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: trinidad and tobago dollar: the basic unit of money in Trinidad and Tobago
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: timber line: line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: limb: either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: sophisticate: a worldly-wise person