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atresia

[ uh-tree-zhuh, -zhee-uh ]

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.


atresia

/ -Ê’É™; əˈtriËʒɪə /

noun

  1. absence of or unnatural narrowing of a body channel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹Â·³Ù°ù±ð·²õ¾±³¦ [uh, -, tree, -zik, -sik], ²¹Â·³Ù°ù±ð³Ù·¾±³¦ [uh, -, tret, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of atresia1

1800–10; < New Latin < Greek a- a- 6 + ³Ù°ùê²õ ( is ) perforation + -ia -ia
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of atresia1

C19: New Latin, from Greek ²¹³Ù°ùŧ³Ù´Ç²õ not perforated
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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.

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Diagnosed with biliary atresia, a bile ducts blockage, at eight weeks old, she now has end-stage liver failure.

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Within weeks he was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a blockage in the ducts that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder, a rare form of liver disease only seen in infants.

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The condition called oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula happens when a baby is born without the pipe that connects the mouth to the stomach.

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Ryker was eventually diagnosed with a heart condition called tetralogy of fallot with pulmonary atresia.

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