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Definition of Ectasis
1. Noun. Dilatation or distension of a hollow organ.
Generic synonyms: Dilatation, Distension, Distention
Specialized synonyms: Lymphangiectasia, Lymphangiectasis, Alveolar Ectasia
Definition of Ectasis
1. n. The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.
Definition of Ectasis
1. Noun. dilatation: for example, bronchiectasis, which refers to a pathologic dilatation of the bronchi of the lung. ¹
2. Noun. The lengthening of a syllable from short to long. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ectasis
1. the lengthening of a usually short syllable [n -TASES] : ECTATIC [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ectasis
Literary usage of Ectasis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Botany, Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants by James Sowerby, John Thomas Boswell, Phebe Lankester, John William Salter (1866)
"ectasis. Eenth. Anthers terminal, fixed by their base so as to be in a continuous
line with the filament. SPECIES V.—ERICA HIBERNICA. ..."
2. On Diseases of the Lungs and Pleuræ Including Consumption by Richard Douglas Powell (1886)
"Bronchi-ectasis consists of a manifest widening of a more or less ... In cylindrical
or fusiform bronchi-ectasis, the dilatation involves some length of the ..."
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