Thesaurus / dilate
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For instance, CGRP causes blood vessels to dilate in a variety of systems including the intestines.
NEW DRUGS THAT BLOCK A BRAIN CHEMICAL ARE GAME CHANGERS FOR SOME MIGRAINE SUFFERERSKAREN J. BANNANMARCH 22, 2021SCIENCE NEWSHeat dilates blood vessels that surround the lumbar region of your spine, increasing the flow of oxygen to your back muscles and stimulating sensory receptors in your skin to help heal damaged tissue and relieve discomfort.
THE BEST HEATED CHAIRS FOR PAIN RELIEF AND MAXIMUM COMFORTPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMJANUARY 6, 2021POPULAR SCIENCEWith close attention, our pupils dilate and contract over and over.
CAN’T REMEMBER? MAYBE YOU MULTITASK TOO MUCH BETWEEN SCREENSALISON PEARCE STEVENSDECEMBER 14, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSThat was the car that just made my pupils dilate and my heart race.
TELLING MEN’S STORIES THROUGH THEIR CARSDANIEL BENTLEYOCTOBER 19, 2020FORTUNEAccording to her attorney, Van Huynh, she consulted with medical staff at the facility who told her that the condition could be treated by a minor surgical procedure in which a doctor dilates the cervix and scrapes off the lining of the uterus.
A WOMAN IN ICE DETENTION SAYS HER FALLOPIAN TUBE WAS REMOVED WITHOUT HER CONSENTNICOLE NAREASEPTEMBER 17, 2020VOXKettlewell used to dilate on the great sacrificial feast of charity.
THE ENGLISH CHURCH IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYCHARLES J. ABBEY AND JOHN H. OVERTONAnother room had been added to the cabin—and the fragrant smell of cedar made her nostrils dilate.
THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINEJOHN FOX, JR.In that September morning his soul seemed to dilate with every breath he drew.
THE CHILD OF PLEASUREGABRIELE D'ANNUNZIOLittle need to dilate on the situation as it appeared to Mrs Iver!
TRISTRAM OF BLENTANTHONY HOPEFrequently the nerves dilate the blood vessels of the skin, thus helping the sweat glands to secrete, by giving them more blood.
A CIVIC BIOLOGYGEORGE WILLIAM HUNTERSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 23, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO DILATE
- add to
- aggrandize
- amplify
- augment
- beef up
- blow up
- boost
- broaden
- build
- bulk
- develop
- diffuse
- dilate
- distend
- elaborate
- elongate
- embroider
- exaggerate
- expand
- expatiate
- extend
- give details
- grow
- grow larger
- heighten
- inflate
- jack up
- jazz up
- lengthen
- magnify
- make larger
- mount
- multiply
- pad
- pyramid
- rise
- slap on
- snowball
- spread
- stretch
- swell
- upsurge
- wax
- widen
- aggrandized
- amplified
- beefed up
- blew up
- bloated
- bolstered
- broadened
- bulked up
- burgeoned
- detailed
- developed
- diffused
- dilated
- distended
- elaborated
- embellished
- enlarged
- explicated
- fan out
- fattened
- filled out
- grew
- heightened
- hiked
- increased
- inflated
- lengthened
- magnified
- mounted
- multiplied
- mushroomed
- opened
- opened out
- outspreaded
- padded
- piggybacked
- prolonged
- protracted
- puffed up
- pyramided
- slapped on
- souped up
- spread
- spread out
- stretched
- stretched out
- swelled
- tack on
- thickened
- unfolded
- unfurled
- unraveled
- unrolled
- upsurged
- waxed
- widened
- aggrandizing
- amplifying
- beefing up
- bloating
- blowing up
- bolstering
- broadening
- bulking up
- burgeoning
- detailing
- developing
- diffusing
- dilating
- distending
- elaborating
- embellishing
- enlarging
- explicating
- fan out
- fattening
- filling out
- growing
- heightening
- hiking
- increasing
- inflating
- lengthening
- magnifying
- mounting
- multiplying
- mushrooming
- opening
- opening out
- outspreading
- padding
- piggybacking
- prolonging
- protracting
- puffing up
- pyramiding
- slapping on
- souping up
- spreading
- spreading out
- stretching
- stretching out
- swelling
- tack on
- thickening
- unfolding
- unfurling
- unraveling
- unrolling
- upsurging
- waxing
- widening
- add to
- aggrandize
- amplify
- augment
- beef up
- boost
- broaden
- carry on
- continue
- crane
- develop
- dilate
- drag one's feet
- drag out
- draw
- draw out
- elongate
- enhance
- enlarge
- expand
- fan out
- go on
- heighten
- increase
- last
- lengthen
- let out
- magnify
- mantle
- multiply
- open
- pad
- prolong
- prolongate
- protract
- run on
- spin out
- spread
- spread out
- stall
- stretch
- string out
- supplement
- take
- unfold
- unfurl
- unroll
- widen
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