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dystelectasis

dystelectasis noun: improper inflation of the lungs.

Noun

dystelectasis (plural dystelectases)

  1. Improper inflation of the lungs
    • Hematoxylin-eosin-stained sections were used to analyse overall lung injury, dystelectasis, alveolar wall thickening, emphysema, blood clotting and inflammation by light microscopy (Leica DMI6000 B, Leica, Heerbrugg, Switzerland).2015 July 6, “Exposure to 100% Oxygen Abolishes the Impairment of Fracture Healing after Thoracic Trauma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of dystelectasis

pluraldystelectases

Origin of dystelectasis

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: dys- + tel- + ectasis.

Questions about dystelectasis

What does dystelectasis mean?
Dystelectasis means improper inflation of the lungs.
What part of speech is dystelectasis?
Dystelectasis is a noun.
What is the plural of dystelectasis?
The plural of dystelectasis is dystelectases.

Words near dystelectasis in the dictionary

  1. dystaxia
  2. dystaxic
  3. dystectic
  4. dystectoid
  5. dystelectases
  6. dystelectasis
  7. dysteleologic
  8. dysteleological
  9. dysteleologist
  10. dysteleologists
  11. dysteleology

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