Look up: ATELECTASIS

1. atelectasis
   [n] - collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants)
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2. Atelectasis
   A condition in which fluid, such as mucus, collecting in the lower parts of the lungs, causes blockages of the air passages. This can make breathing less efficient and makes the person more prone to infection. Signs and symptoms include breathing difficulty, a cough, and if sensation is present, chest pain.
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3. Atelectasis
   Condition where lung alveoli do not contain air either because they have never been expanded or they have collapsed
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4. Atelectasis
   A collapsed or airless state of all or part of a lung
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5. Atelectasis
   Atelectasis: Failure of full expansion of the lung at birth or a collapse thereafter of the lung. The word comes from the Greek "a-" (without) + "telos" (complete) + "rectasis" (expansion) = without complete expansion.
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6. atelectasis
   <chest medicine, radiology> A term used to describe partial or complete collapse of the lung, usually due to an obstruction of a bronchus (with mucus plug, infection or cancer). ... Atelectasis is commonly seen immediately in the post-operative period in those who have undergone general anaesthesia. ... Symptoms of atelectasis include low-grade …
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7. atelectasis
   noun collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
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8. Atelectasis
   `Atelectasis` is defined as a state in which the lung, in whole or in part, is collapsed or without air. It is a condition where the alveoli are deflated, as distinct from pulmonary consolidation. Infant respiratory distress syndrome includes another type of atelectasis, and is described and discussed in its own article.
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9. Atelectasis
   `Atelectasis` is defined as a state in which the lung, in whole or in part, is collapsed or without air. It is a condition where the alveoli are deflated, as distinct from pulmonary consolidation. Infant respiratory distress syndrome includes another type of atelectasis, and is described and discussed in its own article.
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10. atelectasis
    (at″ә-lek´tә-sis) a collapsed or airless state of the lung, which may be acute or chronic and involving all or only part of a lung. The primary cause is obstruction of the bronchus that serves the affected area. When atelectasis occurs suddenly or acutely, there may be dyspnea, cyanosis, fever, a drop in blo...
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11. atelectasis
    derived from the Greek words atels and ektasis, literally meaning `incomplete expansion` in reference to the lungs. The term atelectasis can also be ... [1 related articles]
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12. atelectasis
    atelectasis (s); atelectases (pl) 1. An incomplete expansion of the lungs at birth, as from lack of breathing force. 2. A total or collapse of the lungs, as from bronchial obstruction. 3. The absence of gas from all or a part of the lungs, due to a failure of expansion or resorption of gas from the alveoli.
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13. atelectasis
    Decreased or absent air in the entire or part of a lung, with resulting loss of lung volume. Loss of lung volume itself. See Also: pulmonary collapse [G. atels, incomplete, + ektasis, extension]
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