ATELECTASIS
\ˈe͡ɪtlɪktˌasiz], \ˈeɪtlɪktˌasiz], \ˈeɪ_t_l_ɪ_k_t_ˌa_s_i_z]\
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collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
By Princeton University
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collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Robley Dunglison
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).