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Definitions for: Dilatation [n] the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"
[n] the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
Webster (1913) Definition: Dil`a*ta"tion, n. [OE. dilatacioun, F. dilatation,
L. dilatatio, fr. dilatare. See Dilate, and cf. 2d
Dilation.]
1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse. [Obs.] ``What needeth
greater dilatation?'' --Chaucer.
2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al? sides;
the state of being dilated; dilation.
3. (Anat.) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other
organ.
Synonyms: dilation, distension
See Also: ectasia, ectasis, enlargement, expansion, mydriasis, physiological condition, physiological state, varicocele, vasodilation
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