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dilatation

[dil-uh-tay-shuhn, dahy-luh-] / ˌdɪl əˈteɪ ʃən, ˌdaɪ lə- /




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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

Indeed, when the arteries of a few patients were re-examined a month or so after balloon dilatation, doctors could not see where the original narrowings had been.

From Time Magazine Archive

If dilatation of the heart be so great that clots form in its cavities, speedy death is probable.

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


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