ectasis

See also: éctasis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛktəsɪs/

Noun

ectasis (countable and uncountable, plural ectases)

2. (pathology) The dilation or distention of a hollow or tubular part of the body, typically due to disease or injury.
4. (prosody, phonetics) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.

Synonyms

• ectasia

Derived terms

• angiectasis
• bronchiectasis
• dystelectasis
• lymphadenectasis
• sialectasis
• telangiectasis

Related terms

• atelectasis

Translations

dilatation

• Catalan: èctasi f
• Indonesian: ektasia
• Italian: ectasia (it) f
• Russian: эктази́я (ru) f (ektazíja)
• Spanish: ectasia f

the lengthening of a syllable from short to long

• Catalan: èctasi f
• Russian: экта́за (ru) f (ektáza), экта́зис (ru) m (ektázis)
• Spanish: éctasis f

Anagrams

• Stacies, Tessica, ascites