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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):

white lung 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]