ectasia

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ectasia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ectasia \Ec*ta"si*a\, n. [NL. See Ectasis.] (Med.)
     A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal.
     [1913 Webster]

ectasia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ectasia
      n 1: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ [syn: ectasia,
           ectasis]