dilatation

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mean 'making or becoming wider' (from Latin latus meaning 'wide'). Dilatation is the normal word in medical contexts, whereas dilation is more usual in general use. The verb is dilate.

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(dĭl'ə-tā'shən, dī'lə-)
n.

Physiological, pathological, or artificial enlargement of a cavity, canal, blood vessel, or opening.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - udspilelse, udvidelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwijding (van de ogen), uitzetting, ontsluiting, versterking van effect (taal), uitgezet/ontsloten orgaan/holte

Français (French)
n. - dilatation, expansion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausdehnung, Erweiterung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διαστολή, διεύρυνση

Italiano (Italian)
dilatazione

idioms:

• vascular dilatation    vasodilatazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dilatação (f)

idioms:

• vascular dilatation    dilatação (f) vascular

Русский (Russian)
расширение, растяжение

idioms:

• vascular dilatation    расширение сосудов

Español (Spanish)
n. - expansión, dilatación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uttänjning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
扩张, 详述, 扩张术

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 擴張, 詳述, 擴張術

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 확장증, 팽창

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 膨張, 詳説, 拡大

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اسهاب في الكتابه أو الخطابه, حاله تمدد أو توسع فوق المستوى الطبيعي, توسيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התרחבות, הרחבה‬

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