atresia

Etymology

Latin atresia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”) and τρῆσις (trêsis, “perforation”).

noun

  1. (anatomy, medicine) A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.

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