predilate

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verb

To dilate prior to another operation

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbpredilate (third-person singular simple present predilates, present participle predilating, simple past and past participle predilated)

present singular third person predilates · participle present predilating · participle past predilated · past predilated

  1. To dilate prior to another operation

    Another method to predilate the microvascular bed in the skin is by local heating [6 ].

    2015 August 14, “Non-Invasive Measurement of Skin Microvascular Response during Pharmacological and Physiological Provocations”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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