ATELECTASIS

atelectasis

(noun) collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

atelectasis (countable and uncountable, plural atelectases)

(medicine) The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax

Anagrams

• elasticates

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