Ectasia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ectasia
       n : dilatation or distension of a hollow organ [syn: {ectasis}]