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atelectasis

noun

Collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth

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Word length
11
Starts with
A
Ends with
S
Contains
TE
Scrabble score
13

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ætɪˈlɛktəsɪs

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noun

  1. Collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth

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