Atretic

/əˈtriːtɪk/ adjective

Affected by or relating to atresia; having an abnormal absence or closure of a normal opening or passage.

Directly from atresia with -ic adjectival suffix. Common in medical terminology since the 1800s to describe pathological conditions affecting ducts, vessels, and passages.

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