Associations to the word «Atresia»

Wiktionary

ATRESIA, noun. (pathology) A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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