hyaline membrane disease
NOUN
24 LETTERS · STARTS WITH H
hyaline membrane disease is a valid 24-letter word worth 35 points in Scrabble and 39 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4Y4A1L1I1N1E1M3E1M3B3R1A1N1E1D2I1S1E1A1S1E1
4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =35 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 70TRIPLE WORD → 105
MEANING
What does hyaline membrane disease mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
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.
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