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dilatation
  1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
  2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
  3. A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Today, a young woman came in for an endometrial biopsy, having already chosen to forego a dilatation and curettage.”
      “In the resection specimen, irregular zones of fibrosis and a dilatation of the glandular excretory duct system were grossly evident.”
      “Ten of 12 patients with predominantly extrinsic compression of the central airways underwent dilatation using a high-pressure balloon catheter.”
dilator
  1. (anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate
  2. (medicine) Any drug that causes such dilation
  3. (medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity
  4. Examples:
    1. “Pupillary size is controlled by the action of the constrictor and dilator smooth muscles of the iris.”
      “The dilator is designed to provide a gentle expanding force to the nasal wall tissue when the dilator is adhesively attached to the nose.”
      “However, the majority of bed partners reported a mild reduction in snoring when their spouse used the nasal dilator.”
dilation
  1. The act of dilating.
  2. State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
  3. (obsolete) Delay.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “The ophthalmologist observed the dilation of the patient's pupils, indicating an abnormal response to light.”
      “He was discharged and scheduled for repeat dilation and possible stent placement in 3 weeks.”
      “Manual dilation often requires general anesthetic and admission to the hospital.”
dilatancy
  1. The property of dilating or expanding, especially by means of an increase in space between the component parts.
  2. (physics) The phenomenon of some substances whose viscosity increases with shear rate, or with pressure.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Yet other experiments suggest that the change in strength at the CMF is due to dilatancy hardening at low melt fractions.”
      “It also distinguishes between two types of hardening, namely shear hardening and compression hardening and incorporates soil dilatancy and a yield cap.”
      “To simulate dilatancy due to shear, we introduce a stress dilatancy relationship on each microplane.”
dilatant
  1. A dilator.
  2. (physics) A substance whose viscosity increases with rate of shear.
dilater
  1. One who, or that which, dilates, expands, or enlarges.
dilatator
  1. (anatomy) A muscle that dilates any part; a dilator.
dilatability
dilatabilities
dilatations
dilatators
  1. plural of dilatator
dilatancies
  1. plural of dilatancy
dilatants
  1. plural of dilatant
dilations
  1. plural of dilation
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Bantock's setting of his wife's dilations on Sappho was supremely seductive to the Edwardian England of its day.”
      “When dilations on the nature of truth appear, the book begins to feel like a solid magazine piece stretched thin.”
      “Many provide relief through bronchial or vasal dilations, allowing you to breathe more easily, but they don't affect the body's response to allergens per se.”
dilaters
  1. plural of dilater
dilators
  1. plural of dilator
  2. Examples:
    1. “Theophylline are bronchial dilators and are usually bought over the counter although they are prescribed.”
      “It is possible that differences in anatomy may do so by altering the effectiveness of pharyngeal dilators.”
      “The main advantages of using hygroscopic dilators include outpatient placement and no FHR-monitoring requirements.”
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