atelectasis

From Ancient Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs, “incomplete”) + ἔκτασις (éktasis, “extension”), from ἔκτείνειν (ékteínein, “extend”), from ἐξ (ex, “out”) + τείνειν (teínein, “stretch”).

atelectasis (countable and uncountable, plural atelectases)

1. (medicine) The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax

• atelectatic
• atelectotrauma
• distelectasis

• elasticates