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atelectasis definition

at·elec·ta·sis (at′ə lek′tə sis)

noun pl. atelectases -·ses′ (-sēz′)

the collapse of all or part of a lung

Etymology: ModL < Gr atelēs, incomplete ( < a-, without + telos, end: see wheel) + ektasis, a stretching out < ek-, out + teinein, to stretch: see thin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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