Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales;
inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen;
occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.;
[syn: adult respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS, wet lung, white lung]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
adult respiratory distress syndrome
n 1: acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales;
inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous
and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to
irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or
chlorine etc. [syn: adult respiratory distress syndrome,
ARDS, wet lung, white lung]