atresia
[ uh-tree-zhuh, -zhee-uh ]
nounMedicine/Medical.
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
Origin of atresia
1Other 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
Origin of atresia
1C19: New Latin, from Greek atrētos not perforated
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