atresia

IPA: ʌtrˈiʒʌ

(anatomy, medicine) A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.

Examples of "atresia" in Sentences

Although biliary atresia is rare, its geographic reach is wide.
In general the long-term outlook for biliary atresia is excellent.
Tricuspid atresia is usually diagnosed a few hours or days after birth.
The purpose of surgery for children with biliary atresia is to restore bile flow.
The surgery for biliary atresia is called a Kasai operation or hepatoportoenterstomy.
Tricuspid atresia is a single-ventricle lesion, because the heart has only one functioning ventricle (the left ventricle).
Biliary atresia is associated with several malformations including a malformation of the spleen, i.e. asplenia or polysplenia.
Now with the Kasai hepatoportoenterstomy and improvements in liver transplantation, the first generation of patients with biliary atresia is reaching adulthood.
Biliary atresia is a serious liver disorder that occurs shortly after birth when a newborn's bile ducts (the tubes that carry bile from the liver) become blocked.
Tricuspid atresia is often associated with pulmonary stenosis or narrowing of the pulmonary valve, or pulmonary atresia where the pulmonary valve is completely closed.