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Pulmonary Atelectasis

Absence of air in the entire or part of a lung, such as an incompletely inflated neonate lung or a collapsed adult lung. Pulmonary atelectasis can be caused by airway obstruction, lung compression, fibrotic contraction, or other factors.

Year introduced: 2009 (1963)

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Tree Number(s): C08.381.730

MeSH Unique ID: D001261

Entry Terms:

  • Atelectases, Pulmonary
  • Atelectasis, Pulmonary
  • Pulmonary Atelectases
  • Atelectasis
  • Atelectases
  • Lung Collapse
  • Collapse, Lung
  • Congestive Pulmonary Atelectasis
  • Atelectases, Congestive Pulmonary
  • Atelectasis, Congestive Pulmonary
  • Congestive Pulmonary Atelectases
  • Pulmonary Atelectases, Congestive
  • Pulmonary Atelectasis, Congestive
  • Atelectasis, Congestive
  • Congestive Atelectasis
  • Atelectases, Congestive
  • Congestive Atelectases
  • Resorption Pulmonary Atelectasis
  • Atelectases, Resorption Pulmonary
  • Atelectasis, Resorption Pulmonary
  • Pulmonary Atelectases, Resorption
  • Pulmonary Atelectasis, Resorption
  • Resorption Pulmonary Atelectases
  • Resorption Atelectasis
  • Atelectases, Resorption
  • Atelectasis, Resorption
  • Resorption Atelectases
  • Compression Pulmonary Atelectasis
  • Atelectases, Compression Pulmonary
  • Atelectasis, Compression Pulmonary
  • Compression Pulmonary Atelectases
  • Pulmonary Atelectases, Compression
  • Pulmonary Atelectasis, Compression
  • Compression Atelectasis
  • Atelectases, Compression
  • Atelectasis, Compression
  • Compression Atelectases
  • Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectasis
  • Atelectases, Postoperative Pulmonary
  • Atelectasis, Postoperative Pulmonary
  • Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectases
  • Pulmonary Atelectases, Postoperative
  • Pulmonary Atelectasis, Postoperative
  • Contraction Pulmonary Atelectasis
  • Atelectases, Contraction Pulmonary
  • Atelectasis, Contraction Pulmonary
  • Contraction Pulmonary Atelectases
  • Pulmonary Atelectases, Contraction
  • Pulmonary Atelectasis, Contraction

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