atelectasis

ˌæt.əlˈek.tə.sɪs

atelectases

Definition

Definition of atelectasis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

collapse of a lung or part of it

TECH.

The X-ray showed atelectasis in the right lung.

pneumothorax

birth lung issue

TECH.

failure of lungs to expand fully at birth

TECH.

The newborn was diagnosed with atelectasis shortly after birth.

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Origin of atelectasis

Greek, atelēs (incomplete) + ektasis (extension)

Examples of atelectasis in a sentence

Doctors monitored the patient for signs of atelectasis.
Doctors monitored the infant for signs of atelectasis.
Atelectasis required immediate medical intervention.

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French:atélectasie, affaissement pulmonaire, ...
German:Atelektase, ...
Italian:atelectasia, ...
Spanish:atelectasia, ...
Portuguese:atelectasia, ...
Chinese:肺不张, ...
Japanese:無気肺, 肺不全, ...
Arabic:اِنْخِمَاص, اِنخِماص الرِّئة, ...
Hebrew:תֶּמֶט רֵיאָה, אֲטֶלֶקְטָזִיס, ...
Russian:ателектаз, ...
Ukrainian:ателектаз, недорозвинення легень, ...
Hindi:एटलेक्टेसिस, फेफड़ा न फैलना, ...
Bengali:অ্যাটেলেকটাসিস, ...
Catalan:atelectàsia, col.lapse pulmonar, ...
Czech:atelektáza, nevzdušnost plic, ...
Danish:atelektase, ...
Dutch:atelectase, ...
Greek:ατελεκτασία, πνευμονική ατελεκτασία, ...
Hungarian:atelektázia, tüdőatelektázia, ...
Khmer:អាតេលេកតាស៊ីស, ការស្រុតសួត, ...
Korean:무기폐, ...
Persian:آتلکتازی, ...
Polish:niedodma, ...
Portuguese (BR):atelectasia, ...
Romanian:atelectazie, colaps pulmonar, ...
Swedish:atelektas, ...
Thai:ภาวะปอดแฟบ, ภาวะปอดไม่ขยาย, ...
Turkish:atelektazi, ...
Vietnamese:sự xẹp phổi, chứng xẹp phổi, ...

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