Meaning & use
atretic
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Medical term describing a body opening or passage that is abnormally closed or absent, relating to the condition atresia.
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The infant was diagnosed with an atretic esophagus requiring surgery.
An atretic follicle in the ovary fails to release an egg.
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"Atretic" derives from "atresia," from the Greek "a-" (without) and "tresis" (a hole), describing a congenital absence of a normal opening.
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