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atelectasis

/æ.tɪˈlɛk.tə.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
a-te-lec-ta-sis
IPA
/æ.tɪˈlɛk.tə.sɪs/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "Atelectasis means a non-expansion of the lungs."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs, “incomplete”) + ἔκτασις (éktasis, “extension”), from ἐκτείνω (ekteínō, “to extend”). By surface analysis, atel- + ectasis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἀτελής

Usage

Inflected Forms

atelectases (plural)

Derived Forms

aeroatelectasis atelectatic atelectrauma fibroatelectasis

Frequently Paired Words

atelectotrauma bronchiectasis dystelectasis ectasia ectasis microatelectasis

Questions

How do you pronounce atelectasis?
The recorded pronunciation is /æ.tɪˈlɛk.tə.sɪs/.
What does atelectasis mean?
The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax.
Where does atelectasis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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