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Dilate means "to become wider."
For example:
His pupils dilated when he saw her.
The cervix dilates prior to giving birth so that the fetus can transit the vagina.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhen you widen an opening, making it bigger.
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∙ 15y agoWidened, expanded; also to speak about at length. So, the pupils of the patients eyes appeared dilated; our dinner guest had some interesting experiences and was fond of dilating upon them.
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What is the scientific word for dilate?
dilate
What does it mean when your muscles dilate?
During exercise your muscles need more energy from respiration in order to contract. So your heart beats faster and the arteries supplying the muscles dilate (widen)
How can you use the word dilate in a sentence?
He continued to dilate on the subject for what seems forever. or Darkness and light will cause your eyes to dilate.
When your pupils dilate are you lying?
Not necessarily. Eyes dilate for many reasons.
Can steroids cause the pupils to dilate?
Can steroids cause pupils to dilate
When was Light Pupil Dilate created?
Light Pupil Dilate was created in 2001.
What is a sentence with dilate?
The drops the ophthalmologist put in my eyes made my pupils dilate.
What does dilate meen?
p.o.s(v) Dilate- meens to make or become wider, larger
How far along in your pregnancy do you start to dilate?
You normally do not begin to dilate until you pass 32 weeks in your pregnancy. Some women do not dilate until they are full term.
What is a sentence with dilate in it?
The optometrist plans to dilate my pupil to see inside my eye more fully.
Can Braxton-Hicks contractions can dilate the cervix?
No it wont dilate the cervix because it is not true labor.
Why won't a urethra dilate in the head of a penis?
There is no reason for it to dilate. It is not like the vaginal muscles in a female reproductive system. It won't dilate because there is nothing going in or coming out (except urine and bodily fluids, but nothing needs to dilate for those to leave the body).
