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| di·la·tion [ dī láysh'n, di láysh'n ] (plural di·la·tions) |
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1. expanding of something: the act or process of widening or being widened, enlarging or being enlarged, or stretching or being stretched
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2. expanded condition: a condition in which something is widened, enlarged, or stretched
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3. expanded thing: something, especially a part of something else, that has become widened, enlarged, or stretched
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4. medicine enlargement of body part: the stretching or enlargement of a hollow organ or body cavity
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