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Meaning of atelectasis in English
Pronunciation
/ˌædlˈɛktəsəs/
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Noun
atelectasis
Etymology
mid 19th century: from Greek atelēs‘imperfect’ + ektasis‘extension’
Definitions
1.
collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants)
Examples
« also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth »