biotrauma

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ trauma.

Noun

biotrauma (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A severe inflammatory response produced in the lungs of patients who breathe by means of a mechanical ventilator for a long period of time.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.