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noun
A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: abnormality, abnormalcy
History
From Latin atresia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”) and τρῆσις (trêsis, “perforation”).
Across languages
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