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Definition of Atresia
1. Noun. An abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent.
Definition of Atresia
1. n. Absence or closure of a natural passage or channel of the body; imperforation.
Definition of Atresia
1. Noun. A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Atresia
1. absence or closure of a natural bodily passage [n -S] : ATRESIC, ATRETIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Atresia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Atresia
Literary usage of Atresia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Science and art of midwifery by William Thompson Lusk (1893)
"atresia of the hymen is of more frequent occurrence than any other variety of
vulvar stenosis, f Unless unusually thick and rigid, however, the atresia ..."
2. Essentials of gynæcology: Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers by Edwin Bradford Cragin (1897)
"atresia vaginae ; 6. Double vagina ; c. Absence of vagina, atresia VAGINAE.
Give the varieties and etiology. atresia of the vagina may be either at the ..."
3. The Practice of pediatrics by Charles Gilmore Kerley (1918)
"atresia OF THE URETHRA AND VAGINA atresia of the Urethra. ... atresia of the
vagina may be due to imperforate hymen (atresia hy- ..."
4. A Practical treatise on the diseases of women by Theodore Gaillard Thomas (1891)
"Congenital atresia never attracts notice until puberty has arrived, ... In general
terms it may be stated that the higher up the atresia, the greater the ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1894)
"In cases in which enlargement of the tubes is detected in patients with congenital
atresia who have severe disturbances at the time of the menstrual period. ..."
6. Digestive Diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1995)
"Ò Congenital absence, atresia, and stenosis of duodenum Q41.1 Congenital absence,
atresia, and stenosis of jejunum Apple peel syndrome Imperforate jejunum ..."
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