noun. Dilation.

noun. In elasticity, change of volume under stress.

noun. The act of expanding; expansion, as by heat; a spreading or enlarging in all directions; the state of being expanded or distended; distention.

noun. Specifically Diffuseness of speech; prolixity; enlargement.

noun. An abnormal enlargement of an aperture or a canal of the body, or one made for the purposes of surgical or medical treatment. See expansion.

noun. A dilated part of anything; specifically, in zoology, a dilated portion of an organ or a mark.

noun. Prolixity; diffuse discourse.

noun. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al� sides; the state of being dilated; dilation.

noun. A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.

noun. Prolixity; diffuse discourse.

noun. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated; dilation.

noun. A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.

noun. the act of expanding an aperture

noun. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions

"This phenomenon, which we call dilatation of the womb, is brought about by involuntary contractions of the muscle fibers in its wall, every point of which they draw upward."

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