Dilation
11dilation — [dī lā′shən, dilā′shən] n. 1. a dilating or being dilated, as of the pupil of an eye, a blood vessel, or the cervix during childbirth: cf. DILATATION 2. a dilated part …
12dilation — (di la sion) s. f. Action de différer, de retarder. • La dilation du baptême laissait un grand nombre d enfants dans la malédiction, PASC. . HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • Il a bientest delivré et regardé et conclus que est à faire, et procede… …
13dilation — I. Dilation et delayement, Sustentatio, Dilatio. Sans dilation, Ne interuallo quidem facto. II. Dilation …
14Dilation — The process of enlargement or expansion. The word "dilatation" means the same thing. Both come from the Latin "dilatare" meaning "to enlarge or expand." * * * 1. Physiologic or artificial enlargement of a hollow… …
15dilation — dilatation, dilation 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 …
16Dilation — Di|la|ti|on 〈f. 20〉 Aufschub, Frist, Verzögerung [<lat. dilatio] * * * Dilation [lateinisch] die, / en, Aufschub. dilatorisch, aufschiebend, verzögernd, Recht: Einrede. * * * Di|la|ti|on, die; , en [lat. dilatio, zu: differre (2. Part.:… …
17dilation — dilate ► VERB 1) make or become wider, larger, or more open. 2) (dilate on) speak or write at length on. DERIVATIVES dilation noun. ORIGIN Latin dilatare spread out …
18dilation — noun 1. a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic • Derivationally related forms: ↑dilate • Hypernyms: ↑discussion, ↑treatment, ↑discourse 2. the act of expanding an aperture the dilation of the pupil of the eye …
19Dilation (morphology) — Dilation is one of the basic operations in mathematical morphology. Originally developed for binary images, it has been expanded first to grayscale images, and then to complete lattices. The dilation operation usually uses a structuring element… …
20Dilation and curettage — (D C) Background Abortion type Surgical First use Late 19th century Gestation 4 12 weeks Usage WHO recommends only when manual vacuum aspiration is unavail …
