dilate /di·late/ (di´lāt) to stretch an opening or hollow structure beyond its normal dimensions.
Dilate
dilate
di·late (d -l t , dlt )v. To make or become wider or larger. |
Dilate
To enlarge, open wide, or distend.
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dilate
[dī′lāt]
to cause a physiologic increase in the diameter of a body opening, blood vessel, or tube, such as the widening of the pupil of the eye in response to decreased light or the widening of the uterine cervix during labor.
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