Dilatation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a dilated formation or part.
  2. an abnormal enlargement of an aperture or a canal of the body.
  3. Surgery.
    • an enlargement made in a body aperture or canal for surgical or medical treatment.
    • a restoration to normal patency of an abnormally small body opening or passageway, as of the anus or esophagus.
  4. the increase in volume per unit volume of a homogeneous substance.
Dilatation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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