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Noun: atelectasis  ,a-tu'lek-tu-sis
  1. Collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
    "The premature infant suffered from atelectasis and required immediate medical intervention"

Type of: pathology

Encyclopedia: Atelectasis