atelectasis noun.
[atɪ'lɛktǝsɪs] M19.[from Greek
atelēs imperfect +
ektasis extension.]
Medicine. Incomplete dilatation of the lungs; collapse of a lung or part of a lung.
■ atelectatic
[,atɪlɛk'tatɪk] adjective L19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲