atelectasia

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Noun

atelectasia f (plural atelectasie)

  1. (physiology) atelectasis

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.te.le.ki.taˈzi.ɐ/, /a.te.lek.taˈzi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.te.lek.taˈzi.a/, /a.te.le.ki.taˈzi.a/

  • Hyphenation: a‧te‧lec‧ta‧si‧a

Noun

atelectasia f (plural atelectasias)

  1. (pathology) atelectasis (lung collapse caused by inner factors)

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs, “endless, imperfect”) and Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis, “dilation”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ateleɡˈtasja/
  • Rhymes: -asja
  • Syllabification: a‧te‧lec‧ta‧sia

Noun

atelectasia f (plural atelectasias)

  1. (pathology) atelectasis

References

  1. ^ “atelectasia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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