dilatation

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Recent Examples of dilatation These cells cause vascular dilatation, resulting in crimson skin tone that is associated with niacin usage. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022 That dilatation then triggers a primitive gut pain signal that’s perceived around the bellybutton. Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020 Hypertrophy and dilatation are known to cause the heart over time to have profoundly diminished functional capacity. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022 Elevated feeders were once recommended as a way to prevent gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV), also known as bloat, a life-threatening condition that’s most prevalent in large and deep-chested breeds. Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2022 The couple’s veterinarian later confirmed that Gus died from a stomach bloat, also known as gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV). Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 In the case of Spix’s little blue macaws, that disease was nasty and incurable: proventricular dilatation disease. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Overdrinking or drinking too rapidly may cause bloat, a term used to describe gastric dilatation-volvulus. Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2021 In Arkansas, dilatation and evacuation was the only method used to end pregnancies after 12 weeks, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 23 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dilatation
Noun
  • Studies show postmenopausal women, particularly those with early menopause, may be at higher risk for rheumatoid arthritis, a long-term condition that causes pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints.
    Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 30 June 2025
  • When left alone, these locally aggressive tumors can grow massive, causing pain, swelling and even organ dysfunction.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Start by just changing the knobs on a dresser, MacDermaid said.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
  • Users can easily adjust the temperature settings and two fan speeds using the knobs on the bottom left of the unit.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • But a small puff of air, stirred up as an enormous glass door to a dinosaur's cage slides open, drives that wrapper into a vent.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • Raw alligator was observed thawing at a prep sink where masa puff balls were being prepared.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Yet despite requests from the leaders of Germany and of Poland to be granted shelter under the French and British shields, neither nuclear power has so far formally approved extending its atomic dome.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025

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“Dilatation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatation. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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