ATELECTASIS PULMONUM
\ˈe͡ɪtlɪktˌasiz pˈʌlmɒnəm], \ˈeɪtlɪktˌasiz pˈʌlmɒnəm], \ˈeɪ_t_l_ɪ_k_t_ˌa_s_i_z p_ˈʌ_l_m_ɒ_n_ə_m]\
Definitions of ATELECTASIS PULMONUM
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Imperfect expansion of the lungs at birth, giving rise to Cyanosis pulmonalis. A similar condition is observed in lungs which have received air, and in a distinctly lobular form. This is regarded by Dr. W. T. Gairdner as, in all probability, a secondary lesion, and dependent, in the majority of instances, on a catarrhal condition of the bronchial tubes. It is called, by him, pulmonary collapse, or collapse of the lung, and has received the name apneumatosis from Fuchs.
By Robley Dunglison
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