# microatelectasis

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. an atelectasis that affects only a small piece of lung tissue

## Etymology
From micro- + atelectasis.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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