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Atelectasis vs Bronchiectasis - What's the difference?

atelectasis | bronchiectasis |

In medicine terms the difference between atelectasis and bronchiectasis

is that atelectasis is the collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax while bronchiectasis is abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.

atelectasis

English

Noun

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  • (medicine) The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax.

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    bronchiectasis

    English

    (wikipedia bronchiectasis)

    Noun

    (bronchiectases)
  • (medicine) Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.