atelectatic

[at-l-ek-tuh-sis]

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noun Pathology.

incomplete expansion of the lungs at birth, as from lack of breathing force.

collapse of the lungs, as from bronchial obstruction.

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Origin:
1855–60; < Neo-Latin; see ateliosis, ectasis

Related forms

at·e·lec·tat·ic

[at-l-ek-tat-ik] , adjective

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