dystelectasis

noun

dystelectasis

noun

Etymology From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: dys- + tel- + ectasis.

1

Improper inflation of the lungs

  • Hematoxylin-eosin-stained sections were used to analyse overall lung injury, dystelectasis, alveolar wall thickening, emphysema, blood clotting and inflammation by light microscopy (Leica DMI6000 B, Leica, Heerbrugg, Switzerland).2015 July 6, “Exposure to 100% Oxygen Abolishes the Impairment of Fracture Healing after Thoracic Trauma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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