dilation
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Caffeine temporarily shrinks blood vessels and less dilation means less visible swelling.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
Not only do we tend to mirror each other’s movements, postures, facial expressions and gestures; we also uncannily sync up our heart rates, blood pressure, pupil dilation and hormonal activity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
This is important because insulin-assisted dilation helps move glucose from the bloodstream into body tissues, lowering blood sugar after meals.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025
For a first-trimester abortion that involves cervical dilation and suction, applying a paracervical block is standard.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2025
You become compressed in the direction of motion, your mass increases, and time, as you experience it, slows down, a breathtaking consequence of traveling close to the speed of light called time dilation.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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