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dilation
Expanding or increasing the cross-sectional area of a tubular structure.
Classification:
- physiologic:
- dilation blood vessel, bronchus, pupil
- pharmacologic
- dilation of pupil (see mydriasis)
- surgical
- dilation of gastrointestinal tract or urinary tract
Related
dilatation & curretage (D&C)
dilated cardiomyopathy
mydriasis
Specific
balloon rupture
bile duct dilation
bronchodilation
dilatation of intracranial vasospasm
ectasia
vasodilation
General
physiologic process
References
Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., WB Saunders,
Philadelphia, 1990