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Dilatation
Pronunciation : Dil`a*ta"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. dilatacioun, F. dilatation, L. dilatatio, fr. dilatare. See Dilate, and cf. 2d Dilation.]
Definition : 1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse. [Obs.] "What needeth greater dilatation" Chaucer.
2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al
3. (Anat.)
Defn: A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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