Swyer-James syndrome

noun

A rare disease of the lungs, characterized by a small lung or part of a lung, and sometimes recurrent respiratory tract infections.

Meanings

nounSwyer-James syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare disease of the lungs, characterized by a small lung or part of a lung, and sometimes recurrent respiratory tract infections.

    Synonyms: SJS, Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rare disease of the lungs, characterized by a small lung or part of a lung, and sometimes recurrent respiratory tract infections.

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