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Categories: Respiratory therapy, Respiratory diseases

atelectasis Atalectasis Atelectasia Atelektasis Atelictasia

Collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth WordNet 3.0

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Collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Atelectasis is the collapse or closure of a lung resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange. Wikipedia

Collapse of the air-containing sacs of the lung Wikipedia Disambiguation

Collapse or closure of a lung resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange Wikidata

The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax. Wiktionary

Lung collapse caused by inner factors. Wiktionary (translation)

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