Definition of Ectasis

1. Noun. Dilatation or distension of a hollow organ.

Exact synonyms: Ectasia
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. the lengthening of a usually short syllable [n -TASES] : ECTATIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ectasis

ecstatically
ecstatics
ecstatic state
ecstrophe
ECT
ECT
ectacolia
ectad
ectal
ectal origin
ectases
ectasia
ectasia
ectasia cordis
ectasia ventriculi paradoxa
ectasis (current term)
ectatic
ectatic
ectatic aneurysm
ectatic emphysema
ectatic marginal degeneration of cornea
ectental
ecteron
ectethmoid
ecthoreum
ecthyma
ecthyma
ecthymas
ecthymata
ecthymatiform

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