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patulous

[pach-uh-luhs] / ˈpætʃ ə ləs /


ADJECTIVE
spreading
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The os uteri is soft, patulous, and its edges are torn.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

A, Gastroscopic view of a gastrojejunostomy opening drawn patulous by the tube mouth.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

But the most cogent reason of this blind manœuvring was to be found in the rapid variations of contour, the patulous trees, and the abundant leafage.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)

The gland-ducts are enlarged, patulous or plugged with sebaceous and epithelial matter.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Ponfick has shown that these are venous infarctions, the arterioles leading to them being patulous.

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