dilatation

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Brachial flow-mediated dilatation was significantly higher following high-flavanol cocoa compared to low-flavanol cocoa 30 and 90 minutes after the stressful period.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

In rare cases, the stomach can expand to a dangerous size, known as acute gastric dilatation.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022

The major disease threatening captive Spix’s was proventricular dilatation disease, which affects the nerves in parrots’ gastrointestinal tract and causes them to slowly waste away.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 8, 2022

Most headaches, said Dr. Wolff, come from the dilatation of these blood vessels or from some growth or injury, like a brain tumor, that exerts a pull on them.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a few cases unequal dilatation of the pupils has been noticed.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various