Dilation of the intestinal lymphatic system.
Lymphangiectasis is abnormal dilation of the lymph vessels.
The medical term for dilation of a lymph vessel is lymphangiectasia. This condition can result in the abnormal dilation or widening of lymphatic vessels. It can occur due to various factors such as inflammation, infection, or tumors.
Walter Whitehead has written: 'Excision of the tongue for cancer' -- subject(s): Tongue, Surgery, Cancer 'Remarks on cases of lymphangiectasis' -- subject(s): Case studies, Elephantiasis, Lymphatics, Dilatation 'A hundred cases of excision of the entire tongue' -- subject(s): Tongue, Surgery