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adult respiratory distress syndrome| Acute condition in which the breathing is rapid and laboured and the oxygen deficit is hard to correct. It occurs as a reaction of the lungs to a range of life-threatening events, including major injuries, inhalation of smoke or poisonous gases, fat embolism and septic shock. It is treated in an intensive care unit. Mortality is high. |
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