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Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

dystelectasis (plural dystelectases)

  1. Improper inflation of the lungs
    • 2015 July 6, “Exposure to 100% Oxygen Abolishes the Impairment of Fracture Healing after Thoracic Trauma”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      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).

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