atelectases
Variant of atelectasis
at·elec·ta·sis (at′ə lek′tə sis)
noun pl. atelectases -·ses′ (-sēz′)
Etymology: ModL < Gr atelēs, incomplete ( < a-, without + telos, end: see wheel) + ektasis, a stretching out < ek-, out + teinein, to stretch: see thin
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