Wiktionary
hyaline membrane disease
n. infant respiratory distress syndrome
WordNet
hyaline membrane disease
n. 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 [syn: respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn]