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Also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
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atelectasis
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"incomplete expansion of the lungs," 1836, medical Latin, from Greek ateles "imperfect, incomplete," literally "without an end," (from a- , privative prefix, + telos "completion") + ektosis "extention." Related: Atelectatic .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Atelectasis is the collapse or closure of a lung resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange. It may affect part or all of a lung. It is usually not bilateral. It is a condition where the alveoli are deflated down to little or no volume, as distinct from ...