NOUN | state | atelectasis | collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants) |
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Meaning | Collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth / birth. | |
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Broader | pathology | Any deviation from a healthy or normal / normal condition |
Spanish | atelectasia | |
Catalan | atelectasia, atelèctasi |
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