ectasia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
ectasia
    n 1: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ [syn: {ectasia},
         {ectasis}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ectasia \Ec*ta"si*a\, n. [NL. See {Ectasis}.] (Med.)
   A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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