atelectasis

/ˌædlˈɛktəsəs/
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Definitions of atelectasis
  1. noun
    collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
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    pathology
    any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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