atelectasis

About 0.66 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax.

Similar words

platelike aeroatelectasis pneumonolysis ectasis dystelectasis pneumothorax bronchiolectasis pneumatothorax emptysis pneumatosis

Often followed by

and of is or in may are with due

Word family

atelectases