atelectasia

Italian

Noun

atelectasia f (plural atelectasie)

  1. (physiology) atelectasis

Portuguese

Noun

atelectasia f (plural atelectasias)

  1. (pathology) atelectasis (lung collapse caused by inner factors)

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs, “endless, imperfect”) and Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “dilation”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ateleɡˈtasja/ [a.t̪e.leɣ̞ˈt̪a.sja]
  • Rhymes: -asja
  • Syllabification: a‧te‧lec‧ta‧sia

Noun

atelectasia f (plural atelectasias)

  1. (pathology) atelectasis

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

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