Think of the “pn” rule for pronunciation when saying words such as pneumonia. The p is silent when pn begins the word. Also, remember eu makes the “ū” sound. The e is written in front of the u. In...

Think of the “pn” rule for pronunciation when saying words such as pneumonia. The p is silent when pn begins the word. Also, remember eu makes the “ū” sound. The e is written in front of the u.

In Greek ateles means imperfect and ektasis means expand or dilate. -ectasia and -ectasis are suffixes used to mean dilation or expansion. Atel/ectasis is the imperfect expansion of the lungs, more commonly known as a collapsed lung. A lung collapse due to trauma is ___________/ _____________.