Taber's Medical Dictionary
dilatation
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(dil″ă-tā′shŏn )
[L. dilatatio, a spreading out or apart]
1. Expansion of an organ or vessel beyond normal size.
SYN: SEE: dilation (2)SEE: Dilation (1).
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(dil″ă-tā′shŏn )
[L. dilatatio, a spreading out or apart]
1. Expansion of an organ or vessel beyond normal size.
SYN: SEE: dilation (2)SEE: Dilation (1).
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