Atresia

Definition: Atresia

Atresia

Noun

1. An abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent.

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Etymology: Atresia \A*tre"si*a\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression not perforated.]. (Websters 1913)

Health

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Crosswords: Atresia

Portuguese (atresia, clausura).

Books

• Biliary Atresia and Its Related Disorders: Proceedings (reference)

• Current Controversies in Biliary Atresia (reference)

• Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia (reference)

• Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Malformations (Progress in Pediatric Surgery, Vol 19) (reference)

• Oesophageal Atresia (reference)

  (more book examples)

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VACTERL association or a nonrandom association of specific newborn abnormalities include to name a few, vertebral dysgenesis, anal defect, cardiac anomalies, tracheoesophageal fistulae, esophageal atresia, radial limb and renal anomalies. Credit: CDC.

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Health

In babies, blocked bile ducts are most commonly caused by biliary atresia, a disease in which the bile ducts are absent or injured. (references)

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Expressions using "atresia": Anorectal Atresia ♦ Biliary Atresia ♦ Choanal Atresia ♦ Esophageal Atresia ♦ Follicular Atresia ♦ Intestinal Atresia ♦ Pulmonary Atresia ♦ Tricuspid Atresia. Additional references.

Danish

atresia, atresi (clausura), imperforatio. (various references)

Dutch

atresie (clausura), atresia (clausura), clausura (clausura). (various references)

Finnish

aukon puuttuminen, atresia, synnynnäinen umpeuma. (various references)

French

atrésie. (various references)

German

Atresie, Atresia, Clausura (clausura). (various references)

Greek 

ατρησία (clausura). (various references)

Italian

atresia (clausura), clausura (hermitage, seclusion). (various references)

Pig Latin

atresiaay

Portuguese

atresia (clausura). (various references)

Spanish

atresia (defect atresia). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "atresia": atresias. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: aristae, asteria.

-1 letter: airest, arista, reatas, riatas, satire, striae, tarsia, terais, tiaras.

-2 letters: airts, areas, arias, arise, aster, astir, atria, irate, raias, raise, rates, reata, retia, riata, rites, serai, sitar, stair, stare, stria, tares, tarsi, tears, terai, tiara, tiers, tires, tries.

-3 letters: airs, airt, aits, area, ares, aria, arse, arts, asea, ates, ears, east, eats, eras.

-5 letters: aa.

+1 letter: airdates, amirates, antisera, ariettas, aristate, aspirate, asterias, atresias, awaiters, dataries, hetairas, parasite, radiates, ratanies, seatrain, septaria, variates.

+2 letters: abstainer, acierates, actuaries, aerations, aerialist, airstream, animaters, artemisia, arterials, ascertain, aspiratae, aspirated, aspirates, ataraxies, atrazines, attainers, aubretias, aubrietas, autarkies, bacterias, caritases, craniates, disparate, dramatise, eradiates, estuarial, hatterias, karateist, marcasite, marinates, materials, metatarsi, parakites, parasites, parietals, psalteria, radicates, reattains, rhatanies, satrapies, seatrains, sectarian, spermatia, staircase, tailraces, tearstain, theriacas, varietals, veratrias, vicarates, zaratites.