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What does dilatation mean?

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Noun
  1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
  2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
  3. A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
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Between 14 and 19 weeks of pregnancy, a process known as surgical dilatation and evacuation may be used.
The researchers investigated the dilatation changes in the brachial artery using high resolution magnetic resonance imaging.
In the resection specimen, irregular zones of fibrosis and a dilatation of the glandular excretory duct system were grossly evident.
Ten of 12 patients with predominantly extrinsic compression of the central airways underwent dilatation using a high-pressure balloon catheter.
The key components of this malformation include hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis and cystic dilatation of the 4th ventricle.
Call it what you will, dilatation and evacuation, or partial-birth abortion, it's still a gruesome procedure.

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