ECTASIS

ectasia, ectasis

(noun) dilatation or distension of a hollow organ

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

ectasis (countable and uncountable, plural ectases)

(medicine) dilatation: for example, bronchiectasis, which refers to a pathologic dilatation of the bronchi of the lung.

(phonology) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.

Synonyms

• ectasia

Anagrams

• Stacies, ascites

Source: Wiktionary

Ec"ta*sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Pros.)

Definition: The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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