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Noun: atelectasis  `at'lek-tu-sis
  1. Collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth

Type of: pathology

Encyclopedia: Atelectasis

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ataxia
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ataxic abasia
ataxic aphasia
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at-bat
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A-team
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ateleiosis
ateleiotic
Ateles
Ateles geoffroyi
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atenolol
ateria gastrica dextra