Usually means: Water-induced lung problems post-immersion.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (secondary drowning)

noun:  Asphyxiation caused by irritation of alveoli from the aspiration of liquid, after recovery from immersion into liquid, in the three-day period following the immersion episode.

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