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
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