dilate

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To enlarge; to make bigger

The eye doctor put drops in my eye to dilate the pupil so he could see the nerve better.

To become wider or larger; to expand
to enlarge in all directions
{v} to extend, widen, enlarge, swell
To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with on or upon
The process enlarging the pupil of the eye through the application of medical drops
When things such as blood vessels or the pupils of your eyes dilate or when something dilates them, they become wider or bigger. At night, the pupils dilate to allow in more light Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain. = enlarge + dilated di·lat·ed His eyes seemed slightly dilated. if a hollow part of your body dilates or if something dilates it, it becomes wider   contract (dilater, from latus )
become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
To make wider or larger
Extensive; expanded
To widen an opening such as the pupil or lacrimal punctum
A process by which the pupil is temporarily enlarged with special eye drops This allows an eye doctor to see more of the retina and look for signs of diabetic retinopathy and other eye diseases or health concerns After the exam, close-up vision may remain blurred for several hours
Temporarily enlarging the pupil with special eye drops to allow an eye care specialist to better view the inside of the eye
To live long
To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions
Relax; expand
To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; to swell; opposed to contract; as, the air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by increase of heat
{f} expand, become wide; maker wider or larger, cause to expand
become wider; "His pupils were dilated
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
To expand or open a structure such as the pupil of the eye or a passageway such as an artery
86 To speak at great length, expand
To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or diffusely
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An instrument used to dilate an orifice or cavity
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Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate
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{n} what extends or widens, a muscle
To dilate
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Having the margin wide and spreading
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Expanded, enlarged, or wider
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past of dilate
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made wider or larger in all dimensions; "a dilated pupil"
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Enlarged (as in pupils)
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made wider or larger in all dimensions; "a dilated pupil
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Expanded, broadened, flaring
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Widening into a lamina or into lateral winglike appendages
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Expanded; enlarged
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present participle of dilate
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To make the pupil bigger with the use of eye drops
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a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
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A process by which the pupil is enlarged Allows more light to the interior of the eye
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In geometry, a transformation D of the plane or space is a dilation at a point P if it takes P to itself, preserves angles, multiplies distances from P by a positive real number r, and takes every ray through P onto itself In case P is the origin for a Cartesian coordinate system in the plane, then the dilation D maps the point (x, y) to the point (rx, ry)
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A process by which the pupil is temporarily enlarged with special eye drops This allows an eye doctor to see more of the retina and look for signs of diabetic retinopathy and other eye diseases or health concerns After the examination, close-up vision may remain blurred for several hours
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— The use of drops may be used to temporarily enlarge the pupil The doctor can only see 45% of the eye without dilation By examining the entire inside of the eye, the doctor can see problems that you cannot feel or see until they impair your vision (NEI) - A process by which the pupil is temporarily enlarged with special eye drops Allows the eye care specialist to better view the inside of the eye
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A painless procedure where medicated eye drops are used to enlarge the pupil to allow for the fundus to be examined This is an excellent means of detecting signs of diseases in both the eye and the body
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The reverse of erosion; adding a layer of pixels around a feature Features which are fragmented can be rejoined
dilation
1 + deltaA = |F|
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One of those things a pregnant woman has to take her doctor's word for
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Delay
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The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated; expansion; dilatation
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This operation gradually increases the area of foreground pixels in an image See HIPR's Dilation Page Surefit uses dilation to help correct topological defects in a reconstruction See also erosion
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The figures below show three dilations of triangle ABC with respect to a center of dilation, point P Each figure shows a dilation by a different scale factor that K expands or contracts the triangle (Lesson 12 2)
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A process by which the pupil is temporarily enlarged with special eye drops (mydriatic); allows the eye care specialist to better view the inside of the eye
dilation
To change in magnitude or scale, as by multiplying by a scalar Also written as dilatation
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the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"
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Dilation is the physiologic, pathologic, or artificial enlargement of a cavity, canal, blood vessel or opening
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A widening of the opening of the pupil Occurs naturally in response to decreased light, but can be induced with special eye drops by an eye care professional to allow better viewing of the inside of the eye
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the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye" a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
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the process wherein the pupil automatically enlarges to allow more light to reach the retina Also, chemically-induced enlargement of the pupil by a doctor to allow easier examination of the interior of the eye
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the peripheral expansion of tissue; usually blood vessels
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{i} broadening, widening; expansion
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Any drug that causes such dilation
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a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ a drug that causes dilation a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
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a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
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An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator
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One who, or that which, widens or expands
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{i} someone or something that dilates; muscle which dilates a body cavity; surgical instrument for dilating body orifices
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a drug that causes dilation
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a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
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A muscle that dilates any part
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widen
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