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Definition of Expansile
1. Adjective. (of gases) capable of expansion.
Similar to: Elastic
Derivative terms: Expand, Expand, Expand, Expand
Definition of Expansile
1. a. Expansible.
Definition of Expansile
1. Adjective. expansionary, relating to expansion ¹
2. Adjective. expandable, which can be expanded ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Expansile
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Expansile
Literary usage of Expansile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diseases of the heart and aorta by Arthur Douglass Hirschfelder (1918)
"1 After that the expansile pulsation returned about the margin of the tumor. ...
During this period there was no improvement and the expansile pulsation ..."
2. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences embracing the entire range of by Albert Henry Buck (1908)
"This visible pulsation, however, must not be interpreted as indicating the
existence of an abdominal aneurism, unless an expansile tumor is found. ..."
3. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1893)
"17 17 2'0 2'0 expansile reaction ... normal absent ... normal normal normal normal
AC, ret. 59 ; left lumbar pain (? renal calculus) ; has passed several ..."
4. A Text-book of the practice of medicine by James Meschter Anders (1911)
"The palpating hand detects a heaving, expansile pulsation that may be accompanied
by a thrill. When the tumor hugs the diaphragm the pulsation may be double ..."
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