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noun
The dilation or distention of a hollow or tubular part of the body, typically due to disease or injury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, prosody, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
dilatation or distension of a hollow organ
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: ectasia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dilatation, distension, distention
Narrower terms: lymphangiectasia, lymphangiectasis, alveolar ectasia
History
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
