noun
acute respiratory distress syndrome; ARDS
Medical term for a severe lung condition. The synonym 急性呼吸窮迫症候群 is also used.
See also: 急性呼吸窮迫症候群
急性呼吸促迫症候群は、重症の肺炎などが原因で発症することがあります。
Acute respiratory distress syndrome can develop due to severe pneumonia and other causes.
Synonym; 窮迫 (distress) is used instead of 促迫 (urgent/pressing), but both refer to the same condition.
Compound of 急性 (acute), 呼吸 (respiration), 促迫 (urgent/pressing), and 症候群 (syndrome). A direct translation of the English medical term.