[ noun ] an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent <noun.state>
Atresia \A*tre"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? not perforated.] (Med.) Absence or closure of a natural passage or channel of the body; imperforation.
Alyssa suffered from biliary atresia, a congenital disorder which would have been fatal if she hadn't undergone a transplant, doctors said.
Amy was born with biliary atresia, in which the bile ducts malfunction and the liver becomes hard.
Meghann was born with biliary atresia, a a fatal liver defect, and complications necessitated the series of transplants in November and December 1986.
Their daughter had been born with biliary atresia, a blockage of the bile ducts, and time quickly was running out. Family doctors advised against the risky, experimental procedure. Relatives said they'd be killing the child.
Alyssa suffers from biliary atresia, an often-fatal congenital disorder that is the leading cause of liver transplants involving children.
Sarina has suffered since birth from a usually fatal disorder called biliary atresia.