How to Use atresia in a Sentence

atresia

noun
  • Eloise was born with esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula.
    — Will Croxton, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Ten days later, the couple revealed she was diagnosed with tricuspid atresia.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There Haines learned of Nolan’s condition and that most biliary atresia patients ultimately need a transplant.
    — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Doctors diagnosed Luna with end-of-life liver failure and biliary atresia, a liver condition where bile ducts are absent or blocked.
    — Dawn White, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Nolan suffered from biliary atresia, a condition where bile ducts –– which carry the bile the liver makes into the intestines –– don’t develop properly.
    — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The toddler was born in June 2022 with tricuspid atresia, a congenital heart defect.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
  • The toddler, whom Selfridge shares with fellow Teen Mom alum Cory Wharton, was born in June 2022 with tricuspid atresia, a congenital heart defect.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026

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