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/æ.tɪˈlɛk.tə.sɪs/ · noun
(medicine) The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax..
Atelectasis means a non-expansion of the lungs.
Use atelectasis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Atelectasis means (medicine) The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Atelectasis means a non-expansion of the lungs.
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