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    ECTASIA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Dilatation or distension of a hollow organplay

    Synonyms:

    ectasia; ectasis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("ectasia" is a kind of...):

    dilatation; distension; distention (the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ectasia"):

    lymphangiectasia; lymphangiectasis (dilatation of a lymph vessel)

    alveolar ectasia (abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs)

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