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atresia

[ uh-tree-zhuh, -zhee-uh ]
/ əˈtri ʒə, -ʒi ə /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
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Origin of atresia

1800–10; <New Latin <Greek a-a-6 + três(is) perforation + -ia-ia

OTHER WORDS FROM atresia

a·tre·sic [uh-tree-zik, -sik], /əˈtri zɪk, -sɪk/, a·tret·ic [uh-tret-ik], /əˈtrɛt ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for atresia

atresia
/ (əˈtriːʒɪə, -ʒə) /

noun
absence of or unnatural narrowing of a body channel

Word Origin for atresia

C19: New Latin, from Greek atrētos not perforated
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