Definition of Dilation. Meaning of Dilation. Synonyms of Dilation

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Definition of Dilation

Dilation
Dilation Di*la"tion, n. [L. dilatio. See Dilatory.] Delay. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
Dilation
Dilation Di*la"tion, n. [From dilate, v., cf. Dilatation, Dilator.] The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation. --Mrs. Browning. At first her eye with slow dilation rolled. --Tennyson. A gigantic dilation of the hateful figure. --Dickens.

Meaning of Dilation from wikipedia

- Look up dilation, dilatation, dilate, or dilates in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dilation (or dilatation) may refer to: Cervical dilation, the widening...
- cervical dilator), urethra, esophagus, or ****l introitus. A pharmacological treatment used to induce dilation, such as cervical dilation, vasodilation...
- between observed and measured relativistic time dilation - the observer does not visually perceive time dilation in the same way that they measure it. In addition...
- origin, then the dilation of A by B can be understood as the locus of the points covered by B when the center of B moves inside A. The dilation of a square...
- a gradual dilation of the myocardium, especially the ventricular myocardium, to support the blood volume overload in the chambers. Dilation manifests...
- 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...
- Gravitational time dilation is a form of time dilation, an actual difference of elapsed time between two events, as measured by observers situated at...
- Mydriasis is the dilation of the pupil, usually having a non-physiological cause, or sometimes a physiological pupillary response. Non-physiological causes...
- complications of dilation and evacuation (D&E), such as laceration of the cervix. Cervical preparation can be accomplished with osmotic dilators, with medications...
- Esophageal dilation or oesophageal dilatation (British English) is a therapeutic endoscopic procedure that enlarges the lumen of the esophagus. It can...