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Definition of Hyaline membrane disease

1. Noun. 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.

Medical Definition of Hyaline membrane disease

1. A respiratory disease of the newborn. Often associated with prematurity or maternal diabetes. This disorder is characterised by a lack of pulmonary surfactant, a substance which increases pulmonary compliance and prevents collapse of the pulmonary air sacs. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Hyaline membrane disease

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Evaluationsby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"PREVENTION OF hyaline membrane disease (HMD), ALSO KNOWN AS RESPIRATORY ... TREATMENT OF ESTABLISHED hyaline membrane disease (HMD) AT ALL GESTATIONAL AGES. ..."

2. Health Care Technology And Its Assessment In Eight Countries edited by H. David Banta (2004)
"The technology of the 1990s is surfactant for babies with hyaline membrane disease (HMD). It is distinguished by being not only a breakthrough but also the ..."

3. Diarrhea and Malnutrition: Interactions, Mechanisms, and Interventions by Lincoln C. Chen, Nevin S. Scrimshaw (1983)
"For high- risk neonates who had hyaline membrane disease (HMD), congenital abnormalities, birth trauma, infections, or other pathology, and remained in the ..."

4. Emergency And Continuous Exposure Guidance Levels For Selected Submarine by Best, National Research Council (U.S.), Committee on Toxicology (2007)
"Time course of changes in surface tension and morphology of alveolar epithelial cells in CO2-induced hyaline membrane disease. J. Clin. Invest. ..."

5. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluationsedited by Barry Leonard edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"Treatment of hemophilia B. Replacement treatment and prophylaxis of the hemorrhagic complications of hemophilia B. Prevention of hyaline membrane disease, ..."

6. Disability Evaluation Under Social Security edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... of acute lung injury in the newborn period and treatment of hyaline membrane disease, meconium aspiration, neonatal pneumonia and apnea of prematurity. ..."

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