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Secondary atelectasis: Partial or total collapse of a lung or a segment of a lung that was once expanded, as may happen after chest surgery. Secondary atelectasis is in contrast to primary atelectasis in which there is failure of the lung to expand fully at birth.
Secondary atelectasis: Partial or total collapse of a lung or a segment of a lung that was once expanded, as may happen after chest surgery. Secondary atelectasis is in ...
n. Pulmonary collapse, particularly of a newborns due to hyaline membrane disease or elastic recoil of the lungs while the infant is actually dying from other causes.
at·e·lec·ta·sis (t l-k t-s s) n. pl. at·e·lec·ta·ses (-s z) 1. Total or partial collapse of the lung. 2. A congenital condition characterized by the ...
secondary atelectasis n. Pulmonary collapse, particularly of a newborn, due to hyaline membrane disease or elastic recoil of the lungs while the infant is actually ...
congenital atelectasis that present at birth (primary a.) or immediately thereafter (secondary a.). lobar atelectasis that affecting only one lobe of the lung.