atresia
- n an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent
- One of the two most common causes of irreparable, irreversible liver damage is a congenital abnormality of the bile ducts called biliary atresia, which behaves like a malignancy .
- Ashley Bailey, 14 months; of biliary atresia, a liver disease; in Fort Worth.
- Alyssa was born with biliary atresia, a condition that leads to liver failure.