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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. dilatation or distension of a hollow organ;
[syn: ectasia, ectasis]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ectasis \Ec"ta*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'ek out + ? to stretch.]
   (Pros.)
   The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ectasis
    n 1: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ [syn: ectasia,
         ectasis]