ectasis definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ [syn: ectasia, ectasis] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Ectasis Ec"ta*sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? out + ? to stretch ...
... 1: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ [syn: ectasia, ectasis] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Ectasia Ec*ta"si*a, n. [NL. See Ectasis.] (Med.) A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a ...
... tasias or telangiectases) Etymology: New Latin, from tel- + angi- + ectasia, ectasis (as in atelectasis) Date: 1831 an abnormal dilation of red ...