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dilatation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dilatation has 2 senses
- dilatation(n = noun.state) distension, distention - the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions; Array is a kind of physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
- dilatation(n = noun.act) dilation - the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye" is a kind of enlargement, expansion
has particulars: tympanites, ectasia, ectasis, varicocele
Derived form verb dilate1
has particulars: vasodilation, mydriasis
Derived form verb dilate1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dilatation, n.
1 the widening or expansion of a hollow organ or cavity.
2 the process of dilating.
1 the widening or expansion of a hollow organ or cavity.
2 the process of dilating.
Idiom
dilatation and curettage an operation in which the cervix is expanded and the womb-lining scraped off with a curette.
ROGET THESAURUS
dilatation
Increase
N increase, augmentation, enlargement, extension, dilatation, increment, accretion, accession, development, growth, aggrandizement, aggravation, rise, ascent, exaggeration exacerbation, spread, flood tide, gain, produce, product, profit, increased, on the increase, undiminished, additional, crescendo, vires acquirit eundo.Rarity
N rarity, tenuity, absence of solidity, subtility, subtilty, subtlety, sponginess, compressibility, rarefaction, expansion, dilatation, inflation, subtilization, vaporization, evaporation, diffusion, gassification, ether, rare, subtile, thin, fine, tenuous, compressible, flimsy, slight, light, cavernous, spongy, rarefied, unsubstantial, uncompact, incompressed, rarefiable.
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