dilated

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About 35 minutes in, Lamphere’s vitals started spiking; her heart rate quickened, she grew hot, her pupils dilated, she began grinding her teeth.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

Ms Greenwood says doctors are still unsure what caused the heart attack and that her previously diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy was potentially not a factor.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

“I have been in lunch rooms where women are in labor, dilated, and trying to work until the very last minute because they don’t have enough days.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

Importantly, the researchers also developed a polygenic risk score to assess a person's likelihood of developing dilated cardiomyopathy based on the many small effects of these genes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

She is told that she is still in early labor, three centimeters dilated, beginning to efface.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri