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Ectasia
//ɛkˈteɪzjə// noun
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Noun
- 1 Synonym of ectasis. countable, uncountable
- 2 dilatation or distension of a hollow organ wordnet
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐκτασία (ektasía), from ἔκτασις (éktasis, “a stretching out”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix), from ἐκτείνω (ekteínō, “to stretch out”) + -σῐς (-sĭs), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).
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