esophagectasia

esophagectasia

 [ĕ-sof″ah-jek-ta´zhah]

dilatation of the esophagus.

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e·soph·a·gec·ta·sis

, esophagectasia (ĕ-sof-ă-jek'tă-sis, -jek-tā'zē-ă)

Dilation of the esophagus.
Synonym(s): oesophagectasis, oesophagectasia.

[esophagus + G. ektasis, a stretching]

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