ectasis

See also: éctasis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛktəsɪs/

Noun

ectasis (countable and uncountable, plural ectases)

1. (medicine) dilatation: for example, bronchiectasis, which refers to a pathologic dilatation of the bronchi of the lung.
2. (phonology) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.

Synonyms

• ectasia

Derived terms

• angiectasis
• dystelectasis
• sialectasis

 

Related terms

• atelectasis

Translations

dilatation

• Catalan: èctasi f
• Spanish: ectasia f

the lengthening of a syllable from short to long

• Catalan: èctasi f
• Spanish: éctasis f

Anagrams

• Stacies, Tessica, ascites