- Look up
dilation,
dilatation,
dilate, or
dilates in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Dilation (or
dilatation) may
refer to:
Cervical dilation, the widening...
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Dilatancy may
refer to:
Dilatancy (granular material): an
increase in
volume under shear Dilatancy (viscous material): the
solidification of
viscous fluids...
- Time
dilation is the
difference in
elapsed time as
measured by two clocks,
either because of a
relative velocity between them (special relativity), or...
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Dilator or
dilatator is a
medical term with a
number of uses, including: A
surgical instrument or
medical implement used to
induce dilation, that is,...
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innervation contracts the
muscle and
dilates the pupil, thus
temporarily letting more
light reach the retina. The
dilator muscle is
innervated more specifically...
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Dilation (usually
represented by ⊕) is one of the
basic operations in
mathematical morphology.
Originally developed for
binary images, it has been expanded...
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Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a
condition in
which the
heart becomes enlarged and
cannot pump
blood effectively.
Symptoms vary from none to feeling...
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unknown cause. Normally, as part of the
pupillary light reflex, the
pupil dilates in the dark and
constricts in the
light to
respectively improve vividity...
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Dilation (or
dilatation) and
curettage (D&C)
refers to the
dilation (widening or opening) of the
cervix and
surgical removal of
sections and/or layers...
- A
dilated pore, also
known as a
dilated pore of Winer, is a
cutaneous condition characterized by a solitary, prominent, open
comedo on the face or upper...
