atelectaticadj.
/ˌatɪlɛkˈtatɪk/ Pathology.
Characterized by atelectasis.
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shallow1875
atelectatic1881
1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 187 Occlusion of the bronchi immediately connected with the atelectatic spots can be demonstrated.
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ateˈlectic adj.
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1875 A. Gamgee tr. L. Hermann Elements Human Physiol. 159 The lungs left to themselves contain no air: they are atalectic [sic], like the lungs of the fœtus before it has ‘breathed’.
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