Home › Words › M › microatelectasismicroatelectasismicroatelectasis means an atelectasis that affects only a small piece of lung tissue.EtymologyFrom micro- + atelectasis.nounan atelectasis that affects only a small piece of lung tissueDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.apneumatosis 67% match — atelectasis vs microatelectasis →atelectatic 67% match — Of or pertaining to atelectasis vs microatelectasis →atelectrauma 64% match — A form of ventilator-induced lung injury where alveolar damage results from transient and repeated closure and reopening of alveoli during the respiratory cycle. vs microatelectasis →atelectasis 64% match — The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax. vs microatelectasis →aeroatelectasis 63% match — The partial collapse of the lung experienced by pilots in extreme circumstances vs microatelectasis →fibroatelectasis 60% match — fibrous atelectasis vs microatelectasis →microalveolar 58% match — Characterised by very small alveoli vs microatelectasis →dystelectasis 57% match — Improper inflation of the lungs vs microatelectasis →