"Pulmonary Atelectasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Absence of air in the entire or part of a lung, such as an incompletely inflated neonate lung or a collapsed adult lung. Pulmonary atelectasis can be caused by airway obstruction, lung compression, fibrotic contraction, or other factors.
| Descriptor ID |
D001261
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.730
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| Concept/Terms |
Pulmonary Atelectasis- Pulmonary Atelectasis
- Atelectases, Pulmonary
- Atelectasis, Pulmonary
- Pulmonary Atelectases
- Lung Collapse
- Collapse, Lung
- Atelectasis
- Atelectases
Congestive Pulmonary Atelectasis- Congestive Pulmonary Atelectasis
- Atelectases, Congestive Pulmonary
- Atelectasis, Congestive Pulmonary
- Congestive Pulmonary Atelectases
- Pulmonary Atelectases, Congestive
- Pulmonary Atelectasis, Congestive
- Congestive Atelectasis
- Atelectases, Congestive
- Congestive Atelectases
- Atelectasis, Congestive
Resorption Pulmonary Atelectasis- Resorption Pulmonary Atelectasis
- Atelectases, Resorption Pulmonary
- Atelectasis, Resorption Pulmonary
- Pulmonary Atelectases, Resorption
- Pulmonary Atelectasis, Resorption
- Resorption Pulmonary Atelectases
- Resorption Atelectasis
- Atelectases, Resorption
- Atelectasis, Resorption
- Resorption Atelectases
Contraction Pulmonary Atelectasis- Contraction Pulmonary Atelectasis
- Atelectases, Contraction Pulmonary
- Atelectasis, Contraction Pulmonary
- Contraction Pulmonary Atelectases
- Pulmonary Atelectases, Contraction
- Pulmonary Atelectasis, Contraction
Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectasis- Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectasis
- Atelectases, Postoperative Pulmonary
- Atelectasis, Postoperative Pulmonary
- Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectases
- Pulmonary Atelectases, Postoperative
- Pulmonary Atelectasis, Postoperative
Compression Pulmonary Atelectasis- Compression Pulmonary Atelectasis
- Atelectases, Compression Pulmonary
- Atelectasis, Compression Pulmonary
- Compression Pulmonary Atelectases
- Pulmonary Atelectases, Compression
- Pulmonary Atelectasis, Compression
- Compression Atelectasis
- Atelectases, Compression
- Atelectasis, Compression
- Compression Atelectases
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