wet lung

In the past it was also called stiff lung, wet lung, and shock lung.

In 1945, Burford and Burbank described what they called "wet lung", in which the lungs accumulated fluid and were simultaneously less able to remove it.

One of these colds perhaps even the one he was hacking and wheezing with now would eventually deepen into the Wet Lung Disease, and that would kill him.

By the time they sought medical attention, 96% had difficulty breathing, 77% had wet lungs or abnormal breathing sounds, and all of the patients showed X-ray evidence of some fluid buildup in the lungs.