ectasia

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/ɛkˈteɪzjə/

noun

Synonym of ectasis.

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ectasis
OriginAncient Greek ἐκτασία →
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Meanings

nounectasia (countable and uncountable, plural ectasias)

plural ectasias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineSynonym of ectasis.

    Synonyms: ectasis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of ectasis.

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ectasis

More synonyms by meaning

noundilatation or distension of a hollow organ

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ectasis
Broader
dilatationdistensiondistention
Also see
bloatednessbloatingectasisintumescenceinturgescenceswellingswollennesstumescencetumidityturgescenceturgidityturgor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐκτασία
  2. Englishectasia

From Ancient Greek ἐκτασία (ektasía), from ἔκτασις (éktasis, “a stretching out”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix), from ἐκτείνω (ekteínō, “to stretch out”) + -σῐς (-sĭs), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).

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APA

ectasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectasia

MLA

“ectasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectasia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ectasia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectasia.

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