wěi​xiàn

atelectasis

  • created sense approved 萎陷 · wěi​xiàn · to collapse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    萎陷

    wěi​xiàn

    to collapse

    to collapse or cave in, especially an organ or vessel

    萎 (literal) → 萎 · wēi · to wither 陷 (literal) → 陷 · xiàn · to sink

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 萎陷 · wěi​xiàn · atelectasis — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    萎陷

    wěi​xiàn

    atelectasis

    (medicine) the partial or complete collapse of a lung, or the failure of a lung to expand properly at birth

    萎 (literal) → 萎 · wēi · to wither 陷 (literal) → 陷 · xiàn · to sink

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense