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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesatrésico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: atresiku
"O vaso sanguíneo apresentava-se atrésico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Imperforate, or characterized by the absence of a normal opening or passage in the body.
"The newborn was diagnosed with an atretic anal canal requiring immediate surgical intervention." - 2
Relating to or undergoing degeneration and resorption, particularly referring to ovarian follicles.
"Histological examination revealed numerous atretic follicles within the aging ovarian cortex."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the medical Latin 'atreticus', originating from the Greek 'atretos', meaning 'not perforated' or 'imperforate', combining the negative prefix 'a-' with 'tretos' (perforated, from 'tiranin' to bore or pierce). It entered English medical terminology in the 19th century to describe physiological or anatomical closures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Atretic" is said worldwide
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atrésique
Transliteration: atrezik
"Le follicule ovarien est devenu atrésique."
atretisch
Transliteration: atretɪʃ
"Ein atretischer Follikel zeigt Anzeichen von Degeneration."
atresico
Transliteration: atresiko
"Il canale appariva completamente atresico."
atrésico
Transliteration: atresiko
"Se observó un folículo atrésico en el ovario."
atrésico
Transliteration: atresiku
"O vaso sanguíneo apresentava-se atrésico."
अछिद्रित
Transliteration: achidrit
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह संरचना अछिद्रित पाई गई।"
闭锁的
Transliteration: bìsuǒ de
Script: 中文汉字
"显微镜下可见闭锁的卵泡。"
폐쇄된
Transliteration: pyeswaedoen
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 난포는 폐쇄된 상태였습니다."
閉鎖性の
Transliteration: heisasei no
Script: 日本語
"卵巣内に閉鎖性卵胞が確認された。"
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