atresia

See also: atrèsia

English

Etymology

Latin atresia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, not, without) and τρῆσις (trêsis, perforation).[1]

Noun

atresia (countable and uncountable, plural atresias)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.

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References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “atresia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Italian

Noun

atresia f (plural atresie)

  1. (pathology) atresia

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Spanish

Etymology

From Scientific Latin atresia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, not) and τρῆσις (trêsis, hole).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈtɾesja/ [aˈt̪ɾe.sja]
  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Syllabification: a‧tre‧sia

Noun

atresia f (plural atresias)

  1. (pathology) atresia

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References

  1. atresia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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