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English → English (WordNet) Definition: respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn 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 , hyaline membrane disease]