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Meaning of atelectasis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/æ.tɪˈlɛk.tə.sɪs/

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Español atelectasia
Italiano atelectasia
Polski niedodma
Português atelectasia

Examples

“Atelectasis means a non-expansion of the lungs.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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