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Atelectasis (from Greek: á¼ÏÎµÎ»Î®Ï, incomplete + á¼ÎºÏÎ±ÏÎ¹Ï, extension) is defined as the collapse or closure of the lung resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange.
Answer by Peakay Tea. Confidence votes 50.7K. RN, FNP. Atelectasis (at-ee-LEK-tah-sis) is the collapse of part or all of the lung by the blockage of the air passages or by very shallow breathing (atel means incomplete, and-ectsis means stretching or enlargement). Pneumothorax is actually the presence of free air or gas in the pleural cavity.