ECTASIA

ectasia, ectasis

(noun) dilatation or distension of a hollow organ

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ectasia (plural ectasias)

(medicine) Ectasis.

Source: Wiktionary


Ec*ta"si*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Ectasis.] (Med.)

Definition: A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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