atelectasia
Italian
Noun
atelectasia f (plural atelectasie)
- (physiology) atelectasis
Portuguese
Noun
atelectasia f (plural atelectasias)
- (pathology) atelectasis (lung collapse caused by inner factors)
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs, “endless, imperfect”) and Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “dilation”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ateleɡˈtasja/ [a.t̪e.leɣ̞ˈt̪a.sja]
- Rhymes: -asja
- Syllabification: a‧te‧lec‧ta‧sia
Noun
atelectasia f (plural atelectasias)
- (pathology) atelectasis
References
- “atelectasia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Further reading
- “atelectasia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014