Associations to the word «Atelectasis»
Noun
- Lung
- Pneumonia
- Obstruction
- Asthma
- Lymph
- Airway
- Asbestos
- Ard
- Lobe
- Anesthesia
- Collapse
- Carcinoma
- Hemorrhage
- Infiltration
- Complication
- Kitten
- Tumor
- Ventilation
- Consolidation
- Physical
- Peep
- Syndrome
- Chest
- Compression
- Cough
- Infection
- Inflammation
- Drainage
- Lesion
- Ct
- Node
- Therapy
- Surgery
- Smoking
- Cavity
- Absorption
- Oxygen
- Medication
- Disease
- Iv
- Aging
- Cancer
- Fever
- Diagnosis
- Iii
- Disorder
- Membrane
- Cause
- Patient
- Symptom
- Tissue
- Segment
- Failure
- Breast
- Breath
- Pressure
- Ray
- Fig
- Volume
- Pain
- Factor
- Ii
- Contrast
- Exercise
- Upper
- Finding
- Injury
- Condition
- Test
- Blood
Adjective
Wiktionary
ATELECTASIS, noun. (medicine) The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax
Dictionary definition
ATELECTASIS, noun. Collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.