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ecstasy
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ectasia
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ectasia
ec·ta·sia [ ek táyə, ek táyee ə ] or ec·ta·sis [ éktəssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
swelling: a swelling or dilation of a part of the body ( technical )

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin< Greek ektasis< ekteinein "stretch out"]
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