atresia

Definitions


[əˈtriːzɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- absence or abnormal narrowing of an opening or passage in the body

- the degeneration of those ovarian follicles which do not ovulate during the menstrual cycle


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: from a- ‘without’ + Greek trēsis ‘perforation’ + -ia




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