pulmonary atresianoun [ U ]
uk/ˌpʊl.mə.nər.i əˈtriː.ʃə/us/ˈpʊl.məˌner.i əˈtriː.ʃə/specializeda congenital disorder in which the pulmonary valve (= a valve in the heart) closes so that blood does not flow from the heart to the lungs
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Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anaemia
- anemic
- angina
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- paediatric thrombocytopenia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
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