dilatation

This phenomenon, which we call dilatation of the womb, is brought about by involuntary contractions of the muscle fibers in its wall, every point of which they draw upward.

The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy 1912

The effect of this mixture is a dilatation, which is nearly as four thousand to unity; and the lead in your barrel exhibits another effect, which is the product of its bulk multiplied by its velocity.

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

The patient has the second step of the second trimester abortion performed by a gynecologist with special expertise in second trimester abortions using a method called dilatation and evacuation D&Ewhich involves dismembering the fetus, which is the safest method for second trimester abortions.

If it didn't come from an abortion clinic... Suzanne 2006

Directly opposite the incisura angularis of the lesser curvature the greater curvature presents a dilatation, which is the left extremity of the pyloric part; this dilatation is limited on the right by a slight groove, the sulcus intermedius, which is about 2.5 cm, from the duodenopyloric constriction.

XI. Splanchnology. 1F. The Stomach 1918

But, if a vessel containing both is heated, the liquid experiences a dilatation which is gradually augmented till it equals and even exceeds that of the gas; whence, of course, an equal volume of the liquid will weigh less and less.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 Various

His practice is in accordance with the belief that young children can be relieved by the simpler methods, such as dilatation; but he also observes that when a child has reached eight or ten years of age, and has never been able to expose the glans, contraction is almost certain to be present, and circumcision must be performed.

History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance Peter Charles Remondino 1886

The line in the sand is now crystal clear, the dilatation between the two venues.

Alex Geana: On the Day Before Fashion Began (PHOTOS) Alex Geana 2011

Mild cases of subglottic stenosis may be managed with observation, medicationor treated endoscopically with balloon dilatation or a laser.

Subglottic Stenosis 2010

Clifton, Effects of a low-salt diet on flow-mediated dilatation in humans.

Joel Fuhrman, M.D.: Salt Is Risky, Even If Your Blood Pressure Is Normal M.D. Joel Fuhrman 2011

The line in the sand is now crystal clear, the dilatation between the two venues.

Alex Geana: On the Day Before Fashion Began (PHOTOS) Alex Geana 2011