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ATRESIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("atresia" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
Context examples:
Representative examples include renal hypoplasia, renal agenesis, accessory kidney, absence of ureter, atresia of bladder neck, and atresia of urethra.
(Congenital Abnormality of the Urinary System, NCI Thesaurus)
Representative examples include tracheitis, tracheal agenesis, and tracheal atresia.
(Non-Neoplastic Tracheal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
The term CHARGE is an acronym for the following unusual congenital abnormalities that are associated with this syndrome: coloboma of the eye, heart defects, choanal atresia, growth and developmental retardation, genital, and ear abnormalities.
(CHARGE Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
