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atelectasis Definition


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atelectasis
noun
    1. Lack of full dilation, especially of the lung or lungs, eg of a newborn baby, or of an adult suffering from a tumour, etc.
Derivative: atelectatic
adj
    Etymology: 19c: from Greek ateles imperfect + ektasis extension.



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