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ectasis

/ˈɛk.tə.sɪs/

Traduction: Terme médical désignant une dilatation ou un étirement d'un organe creux, tel qu'un vaisseau sanguin ou un canal, souvent dû à un affaiblissement de sa paroi.

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C1formalcommonmedical/ˈɛk.tə.sɪs/

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A medical term referring to the dilatation or distension of a hollow organ, such as a blood vessel or duct, often due to weakening of its walls.

  • 🇫🇷Terme médical désignant une dilatation ou un étirement d'un organe creux, tel qu'un vaisseau sanguin ou un canal, souvent dû à un affaiblissement de sa paroi.
  1. Dilation of a hollow organ C2 formal medical

    The medical condition of abnormal widening or expansion of a tubular structure or hollow organ in the body.

    • The patient was diagnosed with bronchial ectasis, causing chronic coughing.
    • Corneal ectasis can lead to vision distortion.
    • The doctor noted ectasis of the blood vessel during the examination.

    🇫🇷Dilatation d'un organe creux

    Synonymes: dilatationdilationdistensionectasiaexpansion

    Antonymes: constrictionstenosis

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