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atelectasis

/ˌæt.ɪˈlek.tə.sɪs/

Traducción: Afección médica que consiste en el colapso de un pulmón previamente expandido o en la incapacidad de los alvéolos pulmonares para expandirse al nacer.

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noun

C2formalcommonmedical/ˌæt.ɪˈlek.tə.sɪs/

incontable

A medical condition involving the collapse of a previously expanded lung, or the failure of the pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth.

  • 🇪🇸Afección médica que consiste en el colapso de un pulmón previamente expandido o en la incapacidad de los alvéolos pulmonares para expandirse al nacer.
  1. Lung collapse C1 formal medical

    A condition where part or all of a lung collapses or fails to expand properly, often due to blockage or pressure.

    • The newborn was diagnosed with atelectasis and required immediate respiratory support.
    • Atelectasis can occur after surgery due to shallow breathing.
    • The chest X-ray revealed atelectasis in the lower lobe of the right lung.

    🇪🇸Atelectasia

    Antónimos: expansioninflation

  • atelectases plural form
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  • atelectasis's possessive singular form