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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.

He voted for it and put on his topboots to ride to Dublin from the Ards of Down to do so. — Ulysses, James Joyce
A pristine layer of thick soft snow covered the sprawling office and laboratory filled campus where the National Bureau of Stand- ards sets standards for the country. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
‘Do you know that it’s a hanging matter--and I an’t quite certain whether it an’t an anatomy one besides--to walk off with up’ards of the valley of five pound from a dwelling-house? — Nicholas Nickleby, Charles Dickens

adult respiratory distress syndrome, wet lung, white lung

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