atresia

atresia

See also: atrèsia

English

Etymology

Latin atresia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”) and τρῆσις (trêsis, “perforation”).[1]

Noun

atresia (countable and uncountable, plural atresias)

1. (anatomy, medicine) A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.

Synonyms

• imperforation
• impatency

Coordinate terms

• blind

Derived terms

• atresiaplasty
• atresic
• atretic

Translations

Translations

Catalan: atrèsia f French: atrésie (fr) f Italian: atresia f Polish: atrezja (pl) f, zarośnięcie (pl) n Spanish: atresia f

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “atresia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Artesia, Astaire, aristae, asteria, ataries, erastai

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Italian

Noun

atresia f (plural atresie)

1. (pathology) atresia

Anagrams

• aerasti, asteria, rasiate

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Spanish

Etymology

From Scientific Latin atresia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) and τρῆσις (trêsis, “hole”).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtɾesja/ [aˈt̪ɾe.sja]
• Rhymes: -esja
• Syllabification: a‧tre‧sia

Noun

atresia f (plural atresias)

1. (pathology) atresia

Derived terms

• atrésico

References

1. “atresia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Further reading

• “atresia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014