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dilation

noun as in distention

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This is important because insulin-assisted dilation helps move glucose from the bloodstream into body tissues, lowering blood sugar after meals.

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Time itself passes differently at such distances -- a phenomenon known as cosmological time dilation.

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Caffeine has a time dilation on it so it could be hours that I’m in there or 30 minutes.

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According to the complaint, the patient reported to Brock’s office in September 2018 for a dilation and curettage to remove remaining tissues from her uterus.

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Time dilation is a common experience of societies and individuals experiencing great stress.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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