Usually means: Inability to maintain adequate gas exchange.
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  1. respiratory failure: Collins English Dictionary
  2. Respiratory failure: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  3. respiratory failure: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. respiratory failure: Legal dictionary

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  1. respiratory failure: Encyclopedia

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  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Failure, respiratory, Respiratory failure: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. Respiratory failure: Merck Manuals
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  5. respiratory failure: Medical dictionary
  6. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  7. Failure, respiratory, Respiratory failure: Drug Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Respiratory failure)

noun:  Respiratory failure results from inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system, meaning that the arterial oxygen, carbon dioxide, or both cannot be kept at normal levels.

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