Apneumia
Definition
An extremely rare congenital malformation characterized by the complete, structural, and anatomical absence of one or both lungs, resulting from an early developmental arrest of the respiratory bud during the embryonic stage. This severe anomaly is investigated within fetal pathology and is typically associated with other major systemic defects.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Apneumia
- Pulmonary agenesis
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular structural plural variations with standard clinical and case declensions. |
| Formation | Derived from French 'apneumie', combining the privative prefix 'a-' with the classical Greek root for lung. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ap.neu.ˈmi.e] |
| Source | Lexicon of Embryonic Disorders, Fetal Pathology and Anatomical Anomalies |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: În manualul de teratologie, o apneumie bilaterală este descrisă ca o anomalie incompatibilă cu supraviețuirea postnatale.
EN: In the teratology manual, a bilateral apneumia is described as an anomaly incompatible with postnatal survival.
RO: Medicul legist a confirmat diagnosticul de apneumie unilaterală în cadrul autopsiei efectuate asupra cazului pediatric.
EN: The forensic pathologist confirmed the diagnosis of unilateral apneumia during the autopsy performed on the pediatric case.
RO: Studiile de genetică încearcă să determine mutațiile celulare care pot declanșa o apneumie în primul trimestru de sarcină.
EN: Genetic studies attempt to determine the cellular mutations that can trigger an apneumia during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Idioms & Phrases
Apneumie unilaterală / Unilateral apneumia
RO: Absența congenitală a unui singur plămân, situație în care celălalt organ preia întreaga funcție respiratorie.
EN: The congenital absence of a single lung, a situation where the other organ takes over the entire respiratory function.
Apneumie totală / Total lung agenesis
RO: Defect embrionar sever caracterizat prin lipsa completă a ambilor plămâni și a arborelui bronșic principal.
EN: A severe embryonic defect characterized by the complete lack of both lungs and the main bronchial tree.
Diagnostic de apneumie / Apneumia structural identification
RO: Identificare clinică a malformației pulmonare prin intermediul ecografiilor fetale de înaltă rezoluție sau la examenul anatomo-patologic.
EN: Clinical identification of the lung malformation through high-resolution fetal ultrasounds or during anatomo-pathological examination.
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