- cicatrization atelectasis
- loss of lung volume due to fibrosis and the resultant cicatrization.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
atelectasis — Decreased or absent air in the entire or part of a lung, with resulting loss of lung volume. Loss of lung volume itself. SEE ALSO: pulmonary collapse. [G. ateles, incomplete, + ektasis, extension] adhesive a. alveolar … Medical dictionary