atelectasis
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs, “incomplete”) + ἔκτασις (éktasis, “extension”), from ἔκτείνειν (ékteínein, “extend”), from ἐξ (ex, “out”) + τείνειν (teínein, “stretch”).
Noun
atelectasis (countable and uncountable, plural atelectases)
- (medicine) The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax
Related terms
- atelectatic
- atelectotrauma
- distelectasis
Translations
lung collapse caused by inner factors
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Anagrams
- elasticates