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verbadd details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
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"His pupils were dilated"verbbecome wider
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- atropine a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides
- histamine amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions
- dilator a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
- dilator a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
- effacement shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
- bronchodilator a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
- scopolamine an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
- d and c a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
- tear sac either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
- hyoscine an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures