ATELECTATIC Atelectatic (adjective): pertaining to or characterized by atelectasis, a medical condition where the lung or a portion of it collapses, resulting in incomplete expansion of the air sacs. Derived forms: - Atelectatics (plural) - Atelectatizing (present participle/gerund) - Atelectated (past participle) - Atelectater (comparative form) - Atelectatically (adverb)
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Word: ATELECTATIC
Length: 11 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
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