Atelectasis Definition & Meaning
atelectasis
- noun
- collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
"Atelectasis" in song lyrics
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"absorption atelectasis"
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"absorptive atelectasis"
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"discoid atelectasis"
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- What does atelectasis mean?
- collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
- What part of speech is atelectasis?
- Atelectasis is a noun.