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dilatation

[ UK /da‍ɪlɐtˈe‍ɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌdɪɫəˈteɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
  2. the act of expanding an aperture
    the dilation of the pupil of the eye

How To Use dilatation In A Sentence

  • Therefore, the hepatopulmonary syndrome substantially is a triplet that consists of liver disease, dilatation of the pulmonary microcirculation, and hypoxemia.
  • The more is principal stress deviator peak, the more possible is to emerge negative pore water pressure and to show more shear dilatation with high dry density.
  • The effect of this mixture is a dilatation, which is nearly as four thousand to unity; and the lead in your barrel exhibits another effect, which is the product of its bulk multiplied by its velocity. A Philosophical Dictionary
  • The scan shows a mild focal dilatation of the central canal of the spinal cord over two vertebral levels in the mid-dorsal region.
  • All tracheotomies were operative tracheotomies, and no percutaneous dilatational tracheostomies were performed.
  • Between 14 and 19 weeks of pregnancy, a process known as surgical dilatation and evacuation (often referred to as D & E) may be used.
  • Such dilatations are usually due to chronic endarteritis and atheroma. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
  • It is defined by hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis, cystic dilatation of fourth ventricle and hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus
  • Previous studies showed that carotid artery dilatation is a compensatory mechanism in early stages of atherosclerosis.
  • Directly opposite the incisura angularis of the lesser curvature the greater curvature presents a dilatation, which is the left extremity of the pyloric part; this dilatation is limited on the right by a slight groove, the sulcus intermedius, which is about 2.5 cm, from the duodenopyloric constriction. XI. Splanchnology. 1F. The Stomach
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