atelectasis
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 11
/æ.tɪˈlɛk.tə.sɪs/
Definition of atelectasis
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax.
“Atelectasis means a non-expansion of the lungs.”
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs, “incomplete”) + ἔκτασις (éktasis, “extension”), from ἐκτείνω (ekteínō, “to extend”). By surface analysis, atel- + ectasis.
Words you can make from atelectasis
200+ playable · top: ESCALATES (11 pts)
Best play escalates 11 points9-letter words
4 words8-letter words
23 words- ACETATES 10 pts
- CASEATES 10 pts
- CASETTES 10 pts
- CASSETTE 10 pts
- CATTAILS 10 pts
- CELESTAS 10 pts
- ELASTICS 10 pts
- ESCALATE 10 pts
- LACTASES 10 pts
- LACTATES 10 pts
- LATTICES 10 pts
- SCALIEST 10 pts
- STATICAL 10 pts
- STATICES 10 pts
- TACTLESS 10 pts
- TALCIEST 10 pts
- TELECAST 10 pts
- TELESTIC 10 pts
- TESTICLE 10 pts
- ELASTASE 8 pts
- SALTIEST 8 pts
- SATIATES 8 pts
- SLATIEST 8 pts
7-letter words
43 words- ACETALS 9 pts
- ACETATE 9 pts
- ASCITES 9 pts
- ASTATIC 9 pts
- CALESAS 9 pts
- CASEASE 9 pts
- CASEATE 9 pts
- CASETTE 9 pts
- CASITAS 9 pts
- CASTLES 9 pts
- CATTAIL 9 pts
- CATTIES 9 pts
- CELESTA 9 pts
- ECTASES 9 pts
- ECTASIS 9 pts
- ELASTIC 9 pts
- ICELESS 9 pts
- LACIEST 9 pts
- LACTASE 9 pts
- LACTATE 9 pts
- LATICES 9 pts
- LATTICE 9 pts
- SECTILE 9 pts
- SELECTS 9 pts
- STACTES 9 pts
- STATICE 9 pts
- STATICS 9 pts
- TACTILE 9 pts
- AETATIS 7 pts
- ALIASES 7 pts
- ATLASES 7 pts
- EASIEST 7 pts
- ESTATES 7 pts
- LATESTS 7 pts
- LISTEES 7 pts
- SALTEST 7 pts
- SALTIES 7 pts
- SATIATE 7 pts
- SETTLES 7 pts
- STALEST 7 pts
- TEASELS 7 pts
- TELESIS 7 pts
- TIELESS 7 pts
6-letter words
76 words- ACETAL 8 pts
- AECIAL 8 pts
- ATELIC 8 pts
- ATTICS 8 pts
- CALESA 8 pts
- CASITA 8 pts
- CASSIA 8 pts
- CASTES 8 pts
- CASTLE 8 pts
- CATTIE 8 pts
- CATTLE 8 pts
- CEASES 8 pts
- CESTAS 8 pts
- CLASTS 8 pts
- CLEATS 8 pts
- ECESIS 8 pts
- ECLATS 8 pts
- ELECTS 8 pts
- SAICES 8 pts
- SCALES 8 pts
- SCATTS 8 pts
- SELECT 8 pts
- SLICES 8 pts
- STACTE 8 pts
- STATIC 8 pts
- STELIC 8 pts
- TECTAL 8 pts
- TICALS 8 pts
- AISLES 6 pts
- ALATES 6 pts
- ASSAIL 6 pts
- EASELS 6 pts
- EASIES 6 pts
- ELATES 6 pts
- ELITES 6 pts
- ESTATE 6 pts
- ISLETS 6 pts
- ISTLES 6 pts
- LASSIE 6 pts
- LATEST 6 pts
- LATTES 6 pts
- LEASES 6 pts
- LEASTS 6 pts
- LIASES 6 pts
- LISTEE 6 pts
- LITEST 6 pts
- SALATS 6 pts
- SALTIE 6 pts
- SESTET 6 pts
- SETTLE 6 pts
- SIESTA 6 pts
- SLATES 6 pts
- SLEETS 6 pts
- SLIEST 6 pts
- STALES 6 pts
- STATAL 6 pts
- STATES 6 pts
- STEALS 6 pts
- STEELS 6 pts
- STELAE 6 pts
- STELAI 6 pts
- STELES 6 pts
- STILES 6 pts
- STILTS 6 pts
- TASSEL 6 pts
- TASSET 6 pts
- TASSIE 6 pts
- TASTES 6 pts
- TEASEL 6 pts
- TEASES 6 pts
- TESLAS 6 pts
- TESTAE 6 pts
- TESTES 6 pts
- TESTIS 6 pts
- TITLES 6 pts
- TSETSE 6 pts
5-letter words
53 words- ACAIS 7 pts
- ACETA 7 pts
- AECIA 7 pts
- ALECS 7 pts
- ATTIC 7 pts
- CASAS 7 pts
- CASES 7 pts
- CASTE 7 pts
- CASTS 7 pts
- CATES 7 pts
- CEASE 7 pts
- CEILS 7 pts
- CELTS 7 pts
- CESTA 7 pts
- CESTI 7 pts
- CETES 7 pts
- CISTS 7 pts
- CITES 7 pts
- CLASS 7 pts
- CLAST 7 pts
- CLEAT 7 pts
- CLITS 7 pts
- ECLAT 7 pts
- ELECT 7 pts
- ETICS 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- LACES 7 pts
- LAICS 7 pts
- AISLE 5 pts
- ALATE 5 pts
- ALIAS 5 pts
- ALIST 5 pts
- ASSAI 5 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- ATILT 5 pts
- ATLAS 5 pts
- EASEL 5 pts
- EASES 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- ELATE 5 pts
- ELITE 5 pts
- ISLES 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LASES 5 pts
- LASSI 5 pts
- LASTS 5 pts
- LATTE 5 pts
- LEASE 5 pts
- LEAST 5 pts
- LEETS 5 pts
- LISTS 5 pts
- LITAS 5 pts
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