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atresia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
atre-sia
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin atresia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”) and τρῆσις (trêsis, “perforation”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: atresia, ἀ-

Usage

Inflected Forms

atresias (plural)

Derived Forms

atresiaplasty atresic atretic

Frequently Paired Words

blind

Synonyms

imperforation impatency

Questions

What does atresia mean?
A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.
Where does atresia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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