atresia

Term: atresia

Literally meaning: “ without an oppening”

Origin: Anc Greek

α/a-/(=privative, “not”)

+(τρεσ-)>τετραίνω/tetreno(=pierce)

+(-ια)/(-ia)(=greek suffix for naming diseases)

Coined/History

Definition

The absence of an orifice, passage or a cavity in the body.