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Acute respiratory distress syndromeARDS

Also called Sudden severe lung failure

Critical CarePulmonologyEmergency MedicineEssential

Severe inflammatory lung injury causing diffuse alveolar damage and hypoxemia, most often triggered by sepsis, pneumonia, or major trauma.

Korean

급성 호흡곤란 증후군

광범위한 폐포 손상과 폐모세혈관 투과성 증가로 인한 생명을 위협하는 미만성 염증성 폐 손상.

French

Syndrome de détresse respiratoire aiguë(SDRA)

Lésion pulmonaire inflammatoire sévère provoquant des dommages alvéolaires diffus et une hypoxémie ; déclenchée le plus souvent par un sepsis, une pneumonie ou un traumatisme.

Word parts

  • spir/oRoot(Latin) To breathe
  • -orySuffix(Latin) Pertaining to

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