Term Name: respiratory failure
Synonyms: acute and chronic respiratory failure, acute respiratory Failure, acute-on-chronic respiratory failure, chronic respiratory failure, respiratory insufficiency/failure
Definition: A lung disease characterized by inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:11162]   ( DOID:11162 )

Relationships
is a type of: lung disease
has subtype: adult respiratory distress syndrome neonatal respiratory failure newborn respiratory distress syndrome pulmonary edema