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Dilates

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enlargeverb(transitive) To make (something) larger.
expandverb(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
elaborateverb(transitive) Тo develop in detail or complexity.
flesh outverb(idiomatic, transitive) To complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure, or skeleton.
expoundverb(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
expatiateverbTo write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion.
distendverb(intransitive) To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell
cervixnoun(now specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.
expandsverb(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
oesophagusnoun(anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
dilatationnounThe act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
dilatancynoun(physics) The phenomenon of some substances whose viscosity increases with shear rate, or with pressure.
dilatationsnounThe act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
dilatatornoun(anatomy) A muscle that dilates any part; a dilator.
dilationnounThe act of dilating.
dilatantnoun(physics) A substance whose viscosity increases with rate of shear.
dilatorsnoun(medicine) An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity.
dilatorinessnounThe state or quality of being dilatory.
dilutesverb(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
dilativeThat dilates, or causes dilation

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