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Noun
/ˌatlˈektəsis/,
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Partial or complete collapse of the lung,
  1. Partial or complete collapse of the lung

  1. collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
  2. Atelectasis is defined as the lack of gas exchange within alveoli, due to alveolar collapse or fluid consolidation. It may affect part or all of one lung. It is a condition where the alveoli are deflated, as distinct from pulmonary consolidation.
  3. The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax
  4. (atelectatic) Of or pertaining to atelectasis
  5. Loss of breathing function characterized by collapsed lung tissue.
  6. A shrunken and airless state of part or the entire lung; the disorder may be chronic or acute; May be caused by secretions, obstruction by foreign bodies or compression
  7. Incomplete expansion of the lung. This is very common after abdominal surgery and is one of the most common sources of fever in the immediate postoperative period.
  8. Failure of the lung to expand (inflate) completely. This may be caused by a blocked airway, a tumor, general anesthesia, pneumonia or other lung infections, lung disease, or long-term bedrest with shallow breathing. Sometimes called a collapsed lung.
  9. partial or complete collapse of the lung, usually due to a blockage of the air passages with fluid, mucus or infection. Symptoms include dry cough, chest pain and mild shortness of breath.
  10. Partial or complete collapse of a previously expanded lung due to loss of air in air sacs.  Contrast: pneumothorax.
  11. A collapsed portion of the lung which does not contain air. This can be caused by excessive accumulations of mucous secretions, inhaled foreign bodies or bronchial cancers.
  12. condition in which fetal lungs remain unexpanded at birth.
  13. Incomplete expansion of a lung or lung collapse.
  14. Atelectasis refers to collapse of the lung, which may be complete or partial. Plugging of a bronchus by various pathologies is a major cause, since gas trapped in the alveoli dissolves in the blood and is carried away. ...
  15. A condition in which the lung alveoli did not contain air, never expanded, or collapsed.
  16. A lung process that results in volume loss. There are various patterns and types described in the Airway pattern section of this Guide.
  17. Collapse (or lack of expansion) of a region of the lungs;  lack of air in alveoli.
  18. collapse of the lung or part of the lung
  19. Atelectasis is the collapse of all or part of the lung, usually associated with a traumatic chest injury and often found along with a rib cage injury with rib fracture injury.
  20. The collapse of groups of alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs.
  21. Collapse of lung tissue, preventing the respiratory exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen.
  22. n. - incomplete dilatation or collapse of lungs.
  23. collapsed or uninflated lung(s).