respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn

NOUN
44 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn is a valid 44-letter word worth 62 points in Scrabble and 65 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1S1P3I1R1A1T1O1R1Y4D2I1S1T1R1E1S1S1S1Y4N1D2R1O1M3E1O1F4T1H4E1N1E1W4B3O1R1N1
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DOUBLE WORD → 124TRIPLE WORD → 186
MEANING

What does respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

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.