atresia

See also: atrèsia

English

Etymology

From Latin atresia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”) and τρῆσις (trêsis, “perforation”).

Noun

atresia (countable and uncountable, plural atresias)

1. (anatomy, medicine) A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.

Synonyms

• imperforation
• impatency

Coordinate terms

• blind

Derived terms

• atresiaplasty
• atresic
• atretic

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: atrèsia f
• French: atrésie (fr) f
• Indonesian: atresia (id)
• Italian: atresia f
• Polish: atrezja (pl) f, zarośnięcie (pl) n
• Spanish: atresia f

Anagrams

• Artesia, Astaire, aristae, asteria, ataries, erastai

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English atresia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑtresiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝t̪re̞ˌs̠iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): at‧re‧si‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): at‧re‧sia

Noun

atresia

1. (pathology) atresia

Declension

Inflection of atresia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		atresia	atresiat
genitive		atresian	atresioiden atresioitten
partitive		atresiaa	atresioita
illative		atresiaan	atresioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		atresia	atresiat
accusative	nom.	atresia	atresiat
	gen.	atresian
genitive		atresian	atresioiden atresioitten atresiain rare
partitive		atresiaa	atresioita
inessive		atresiassa	atresioissa
elative		atresiasta	atresioista
illative		atresiaan	atresioihin
adessive		atresialla	atresioilla
ablative		atresialta	atresioilta
allative		atresialle	atresioille
essive		atresiana	atresioina
translative		atresiaksi	atresioiksi
abessive		atresiatta	atresioitta
instructive		—	atresioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of atresia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative atresiani atresiani accusative nom. atresiani atresiani gen. atresiani genitive atresiani atresioideni atresioitteni atresiaini rare partitive atresiaani atresioitani inessive atresiassani atresioissani elative atresiastani atresioistani illative atresiaani atresioihini adessive atresiallani atresioillani ablative atresialtani atresioiltani allative atresialleni atresioilleni essive atresianani atresioinani translative atresiakseni atresioikseni abessive atresiattani atresioittani instructive — — comitative — atresioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative atresiasi atresiasi accusative nom. atresiasi atresiasi gen. atresiasi genitive atresiasi atresioidesi atresioittesi atresiaisi rare partitive atresiaasi atresioitasi inessive atresiassasi atresioissasi elative atresiastasi atresioistasi illative atresiaasi atresioihisi adessive atresiallasi atresioillasi ablative atresialtasi atresioiltasi allative atresiallesi atresioillesi essive atresianasi atresioinasi translative atresiaksesi atresioiksesi abessive atresiattasi atresioittasi instructive — — comitative — atresioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative atresiamme atresiamme accusative nom. atresiamme atresiamme gen. atresiamme genitive atresiamme atresioidemme atresioittemme atresiaimme rare partitive atresiaamme atresioitamme inessive atresiassamme atresioissamme elative atresiastamme atresioistamme illative atresiaamme atresioihimme adessive atresiallamme atresioillamme ablative atresialtamme atresioiltamme allative atresiallemme atresioillemme essive atresianamme atresioinamme translative atresiaksemme atresioiksemme abessive atresiattamme atresioittamme instructive — — comitative — atresioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative atresianne atresianne accusative nom. atresianne atresianne gen. atresianne genitive atresianne atresioidenne atresioittenne atresiainne rare partitive atresiaanne atresioitanne inessive atresiassanne atresioissanne elative atresiastanne atresioistanne illative atresiaanne atresioihinne adessive atresiallanne atresioillanne ablative atresialtanne atresioiltanne allative atresiallenne atresioillenne essive atresiananne atresioinanne translative atresiaksenne atresioiksenne abessive atresiattanne atresioittanne instructive — — comitative — atresioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative atresiansa atresiansa accusative nom. atresiansa atresiansa gen. atresiansa genitive atresiansa atresioidensa atresioittensa atresiainsa rare partitive atresiaansa atresioitaan atresioitansa inessive atresiassaan atresiassansa atresioissaan atresioissansa elative atresiastaan atresiastansa atresioistaan atresioistansa illative atresiaansa atresioihinsa adessive atresiallaan atresiallansa atresioillaan atresioillansa ablative atresialtaan atresialtansa atresioiltaan atresioiltansa allative atresialleen atresiallensa atresioilleen atresioillensa essive atresianaan atresianansa atresioinaan atresioinansa translative atresiakseen atresiaksensa atresioikseen atresioiksensa abessive atresiattaan atresiattansa atresioittaan atresioittansa instructive — — comitative — atresioineen atresioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• duodenaaliatresia

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /atreˈsia/ [a.t̪reˈsi.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧tre‧si‧a

Noun

atresia (uncountable)

1. (pathology) atresia: a condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent

Derived terms

• atresia ani
• atresia biliari
• atresia esofagus
• atresia vaginal

Further reading

• “atresia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Noun

atresia f (plural atresie)

1. (pathology) atresia

Anagrams

• aerasti, asteria, rasiate

Spanish

Etymology

From Scientific Latin atresia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) and τρῆσις (trêsis, “hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtɾesja/ [aˈt̪ɾe.sja]
• Rhymes: -esja
• Syllabification: a‧tre‧sia

Noun

atresia f (plural atresias)

1. (pathology) atresia

Derived terms

• atrésico

Further reading

• “atresia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025