noun · irregular · countable / uncountable · rare

atelectasis

a·te·lec·ta·sis

atelectasis · atelectases

The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a…The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax.

/æ.tɪˈlɛk.tə.sɪs/

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax.

More definitions

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

Translations

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Origin

From Ancient Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs, “incomplete”) + ἔκτασις (éktasis, “extension”), from ἐκ

From Ancient Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs, “incomplete”) + ἔκτασις (éktasis, “extension”), from ἐκτείνω (ekteínō, “to extend”). By surface analysis, atel- + ectasis.

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