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Noun
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atelectatrauma
Etymology
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Blend
of
atelectasis
+
trauma
.
Noun
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atelectrauma
(
uncountable
)
(
medicine
)
A form of
ventilator
-
induced
lung
injury
where
alveolar
damage
results
from
transient
and
repeated
closure
and
reopening
of
alveoli
during the
respiratory
cycle
.