Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Ectasis.
  • noun Aneurism.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal.

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  • noun medicine ectasis

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  • noun dilatation or distension of a hollow organ

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Examples

  • This is practically always due to stagnation ectasia, which is invariably associated with either organic or "spasmodic" stricture, existing at the time of observation or at some time prior thereto.

    Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911

  • Avedro, Inc. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Swiss-based Peschke Meditrade GmbH to acquire the rights to its Phase III studies of Corneal Collagen Crosslinking for the treatment of progressive keratoconus and post LASIK ectasia.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Guillermo Avalos MD 2010

  • We read the paper by Kymionis et al with great interest, in which they report performance of corneal cross linking surgery by leaving the epithelium intact at the area of topographic steepening in two eyes with keratoconus and post-LASIK corneal ectasia, and localized low pachymetry (less than 400 microns) .1

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

  • In eyes with keratoconus or corneal ectasia, the point of maximum corneal protrusion (apex of the cone) is the highest point in the corneal elevation map, where the slope is virtually zero (similar to the summit of a hill, which is flat).

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

  • Avedro, Inc. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Swiss-based Peschke Meditrade GmbH to acquire the rights to its Phase III studies of Corneal Collagen Crosslinking for the treatment of progressive keratoconus and post LASIK ectasia.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Guillermo Avalos MD 2010

  • Worst case Preop post LASIK ectasia Pak 522 VASC 0.30 +0.75 -2.75 x 64 VACC 0.5 Symetrical ring 250 axis 145 Apex 58.98 Postop 6m VASC 0.05 -1.00 -2.50 x 83 VACC 1.4 Wednesday, March

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Post LASIK ectasia case Preop Pak 416 VASC 0.15 -1.00 -300 x 163 VACC 0.8 Symetrical ring

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  •  On post LASIK ectasia surgical technique more  critical Further follow up is needed  Wednesday, March 11, 2009

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • The arterioles ultimately undergo ectasia and aneurysmal dilation (Fig. 1) [8].

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Although sclerosing adenosis, apocrine metaplasia, duct ectasia, lipoma, fat necrosis, and mastitis are scary sounding, they aren't serious and do not increase risk of breast cancer.

    Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com 2009

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