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dilatation

Pronunciation: /ˌdʌɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n, dɪ-, -lə-/

Definition of dilatation

noun

[mass noun] chiefly Medicine & Physiology
  • the action of dilating a vessel or opening or the process of becoming dilated.
  • [count noun] a dilated part of a hollow organ or vessel.

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin dilatatio(n-), from the verb dilatare (see dilate)

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