Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 8 compound words that contain dilation. The most common are listed below. Open dilation in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- time dilationThe slowing of the passage of time experienced by objects in motion relative to an observer (measurable only at relativistic speeds), or due to being in a gravitational well.
- dilation and curettageA surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet.
- dilation and extractionSynonym of intact dilation and extraction: A late-term surgical abortion procedure, involving (in order) dilation of the cervix, removal of the fetus from the uterus to the shoulders, and emptying of the fetal cranium to allow for easier …
- intact dilation and evacuationSynonym of intact dilation and extraction: A late-term surgical abortion procedure, involving (in order) dilation of the cervix, removal of the fetus from the uterus to the shoulders, and emptying of the fetal cranium to allow for easier …
- intact dilation and extractionA late-term surgical abortion procedure, involving (in order) dilation of the cervix, removal of the fetus from the uterus to the shoulders, and emptying of the fetal cranium to allow for easier passage of the head through the cervix and …
- dilation and extractionsplural of dilation and extraction: A late-term surgical abortion procedure, involving (in order) dilation of the cervix, removal of the fetus from the uterus to the shoulders, and emptying of the fetal cranium to allow for easier passage …
- intact dilation and extractionsplural of intact dilation and extraction: A late-term surgical abortion procedure, involving (in order) dilation of the cervix, removal of the fetus from the uterus to the shoulders, and emptying of the fetal cranium to allow for easier …
- intact dilation and evacuationsplural of intact dilation and evacuation: A late-term surgical abortion procedure, involving (in order) dilation of the cervix, removal of the fetus from the uterus to the shoulders, and emptying of the fetal cranium to allow for easier …
Compound words 8
- redilationdilation again
- arteriodilationArterial dilation: dilation of an artery or arteries.
- hyperdilationExcessive dilation
- overdilationexcessive dilation
- postdilationdilation (of a blood vessel) following some other operation
- underdilationLess than normal dilation
- venodilationDilation of a vein.
- hydrodilationMisspelling of hydrodilatation: The injection of a solution into a joint in order to stretch its capsule