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at•e•lec•ta•sis



Pronunciation: (at"l-ek'tu-sis), [key]
—n. Pathol.
1. incomplete expansion of the lungs at birth, as from lack of breathing force.
2. collapse of the lungs, as from bronchial obstruction.

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