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atresia

noun

Etymology

From Latin atresia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”) and τρῆσις (trêsis, “perforation”).

  1. derived from ἀ- — “not, without”
  2. borrowed from atresia

Definitions

  1. A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for atresia. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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