intestinal atresia

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intestinal atresia

Congenital absence or closure of the lumen of the small intestine involving the ileum, jejunum, or duodenum.

intestinal atresia

Etymology: L, intestinum + Gk, a + tresis, boring

a pathologic obstruction of the continuous lumen of the intestinal tract caused by a defect of development in utero.

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