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ECTASIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ectasis mean?
• ECTASIS (noun)
The noun ECTASIS has 1 sense:
1. dilatation or distension of a hollow organ
Familiarity information: ECTASIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dilatation or distension of a hollow organ
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
ectasia; ectasis
Hypernyms ("ectasis" is a kind of...):
dilatation; distension; distention (the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ectasis"):
lymphangiectasia; lymphangiectasis (dilatation of a lymph vessel)
alveolar ectasia (abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs)
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