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atelectasis

ate·lec·ta·sis

UK/æ.tɪˈlɛk.tə.sɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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

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