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syndrome
(redirected from acute respiratory distress syndrome)

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syndrome
Med any combination of signs and symptoms that are indicative of a particular disease or disorder

syndrome [′sin‚drōm]
(medicine)
A group of signs and symptoms which together characterize a disease. Also known as complex.


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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), the most severe form of acute respiratory failure, is estimated to affect more than 100,000 people in the United States annually and result in death in 40 to 60 percent of the cases.
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