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 Definitions of atresia  [əˈtri ʒə, -ʒi ə]  

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Definition of 'atresia' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) atresia
the absence, or failure to develop, of a normal body opening or duct, as the ear canal.

Etymology:  (1800–10; < Gk a-a -6+três(is) perforation +-ia -ia)

Definition of 'atresia' Princeton's WordNet 

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


Definition of 'atresia' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) atresia
absence or closure of a natural passage or channel of the body; imperforation



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