atresia
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of atresia
1800–10; < New Latin < Greek a- a- 6 + três ( is ) perforation + -ia -ia
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Billy was born with a condition called tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia, a severe heart defect that occurs in approximately one in 2,500 babies.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024
Diagnosed with biliary atresia, a bile ducts blockage, at eight weeks old, she now has end-stage liver failure.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024
Cecilia had been suffering since birth with biliary atresia.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2021
And my little girl got diagnosed with biliary atresia and we spent 93 days on the liver transplant waiting list.
From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2020
Symptoms.—If it is associated with atresia, that is, want of the normal outlet, of course no signs of flowing can show, but colicky, cramp-like, monthly pains appear in the lower abdomen.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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