acute chest syndrome

noun

A vasoocclusive crisis of the pulmonary vasculature commonly seen in cases of sickle-cell anemia.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounacute chest syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA vasoocclusive crisis of the pulmonary vasculature commonly seen in cases of sickle-cell anemia.
Cite this entry
APA

acute chest syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acute%20chest%20syndrome

MLA

“acute chest syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acute%20chest%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acute chest syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acute%20chest%20syndrome.

Source: acute chest syndrome on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.