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microatelectasis

microatelectasis noun: an atelectasis that affects only a small piece of lung tissue.

Noun

microatelectasis (plural microatelectases)

  1. an atelectasis that affects only a small piece of lung tissue

Forms of microatelectasis

pluralmicroatelectases

Origin of microatelectasis

From micro- + atelectasis.

Questions about microatelectasis

What does microatelectasis mean?
Microatelectasis means an atelectasis that affects only a small piece of lung tissue.
What part of speech is microatelectasis?
Microatelectasis is a noun.
What is the plural of microatelectasis?
The plural of microatelectasis is microatelectases.

Words near microatelectasis in the dictionary

  1. microassembler
  2. microassemblers
  3. microassemblies
  4. microassembly
  5. microatelectases
  6. microatelectasis
  7. microatheroma
  8. microatheromas
  9. microatheromata
  10. microatheromatous
  11. microatoll

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