"ectasis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛktəsɪs/ Forms: ectases [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis)bor. English ectasis Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|grc:ἔκτασις|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis)bor. English ectasis [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἔκτασις", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ectasis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="ectasis"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis). Head templates: {{en-noun|~|ectases}} ectasis (countable and uncountable, plural ectases)
  1. (pathology) The dilation or distention of a hollow or tubular part of the body, typically due to disease or injury. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (dilatation): èctasi [feminine] (Catalan), ektasia (Indonesian), ectasia [feminine] (Italian), эктази́я (ektazíja) [feminine] (Russian), ectasia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ectasis-en-noun-en:pathology Categories (other): Pathology, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Indonesian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 45 55 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'dilatation': 96 4
  2. (prosody, phonetics) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the lengthening of a syllable from short to long): èctasi [feminine] (Catalan), экта́за (ektáza) [feminine] (Russian), экта́зис (ektázis) [masculine] (Russian), éctasis [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ectasis-en-noun-en:prosody Categories (other): Phonetics, Prosody, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 34 66 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, prosody, sciences Disambiguation of 'the lengthening of a syllable from short to long': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ectasia Derived forms: angiectasis, bronchiectasis, dystelectasis, lymphadenectasis, sialectasis, telangiectasis Related terms: atelectasis

Inflected forms

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