A patient is diagnosed as having atelectasis. This means that the patient has a(n)
A)inflammation of the lining of the lung.
B)collapse of a part of a lung.
C)cancer of a lobe of the lung.
D)condition in which the alveoli are hyperinflated.
E)inflammation of the lung parenchyma.

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When an area of the lung collapses as a result of bronchial obstruction, the condition is called atelectasis. Atelectasis breaks down as a root atel- meaning incomplete and a suffix -ectasis meaning dilation. The definition is incomplete dilation.

A Patient Is Diagnosed as Having Atelectasis