dilated

adjective di·lat·ed

|Updated on: 6 Jun 2018

Definition of dilated

1 : expanded laterally; especially : being flat and widened

dilated leaves

2 : expanded normally or abnormally in all dimensions

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Redness-reducing eye drops work by constricting your dilated blood vessels, which does clear up the redness temporarily.

— korin miller, SELF, "What Exactly Causes Red, Bloodshot Eyes?," 25 May 2018
Give-away symptoms include dilated eyes, disorientation and anxiety, Speiser said.

— shari rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, "Drugged up dogs & catatonic cats? Survey finds all too often our pets get into our meds," 7 May 2018
First responders have accused Assad of targeting the Douma hospital with a poisonous chlorine bomb, and said that whole families were found dead with dilated pupils and foam at their mouths.

— Jewish Journal, "Israel's chief rabbi: Jews have a 'moral obligation' to help end the genocide in Syria," 11 Apr. 2018
So Weiss sent most critical patients, those with dilated pupils and a slow pulse, straight to Sunrise.

— alden woods, USA TODAY, "'Is this real?': Seven hours of chaos, bravery at Las Vegas hospital after mass shooting," 30 Oct. 2017
Hypothermia starts with symptoms like shivering and slurred speech, and escalates to dazed consciousness, irrational behavior, decreased heart rate, dilated pupils and uncontrollable shivering in waves.

— laurel andrews, Alaska Dispatch News, "Alaska winter readiness guide: Tips for preparing your home, vehicle and self," 21 Oct. 2017
Cruising silently past a cast member in the inky blackness, undetected mere inches from their unseeing, wildly dilated eyes, crew members glimpse grief, agony, fear, joy, all of it framed by an unearthly green halo.

— patrick blanchfield, Esquire, "Shot in the Dark," 1 Aug. 2017
The most likely possibility is a hypertrophic (enlarged heart) over a dilated (expanded/weakened) myopathy.

— profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Nick Fairley's heart history reason for optimism," 4 June 2017

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15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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