dilated
Stretched beyond normal
Dilated means widened or expanded, especially of openings or tubes.
Pupils dilate in low light.
A cervix dilates during childbirth.
Blood vessels dilate to increase flow.
The adjective describes the enlarged state: Her eyes were dilated from the drops.
Figuratively, to dilate on a subject is to speak or write about it at length.
Made larger or wider
- enlargedIncreased in size
- widenedMade more broad
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- distendedSwollen from pressure within
opened · broadened · swollen · inflated · aperture · orifice · opening · passage
Students or eye openings
miosis · constriction · photophobia · atropine · ophthalmologist · optometry · penlight · reflex
Uterine opening to vagina
- effacementAct of erasing completely
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- contractionsShortened word forms
- centimetersMetric length units
delivery · obstetrics · cardiomyopathy · ventricle · aorta · vessels · arteries · veins
Stirring to heightened state
- attractionPull toward something
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- fearEmotional response to threat
surprise · shock · adrenaline · stimulation · alertness · anticipation · anxiety · stress
expanded
Made larger or wider
distended · opened · broadened · swollen · inflated · aperture · orifice · opening · passage · channel
pupils
Students or eye openings
eyeball · miosis · constriction · photophobia · atropine · ophthalmologist · optometry · penlight · reflex · accommodation
cervix
Uterine opening to vagina
- effacementAct of erasing completely
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- contractionsShortened word forms
centimeters · delivery · obstetrics · cardiomyopathy · ventricle · aorta · vessels · arteries · veins · vasodilation
arousal
Stirring to heightened state
- attractionPull toward something
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
fear · surprise · shock · adrenaline · stimulation · alertness · anticipation · anxiety · stress · emotion
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- circulationblood, circulation, arteries, veins, bloodstream
dilatedconstricted
Made narrower by pressure
contracted · vasoconstricted · narrowed · tightened · pinpoint
dilatedcontracted
Reduced in size
shrunk · reduced · diminished · lessened · compressed
- dilated pupilsWidened eye apertures
- time dilationClocks slow at speed
- cervical dilationWidening of womb's exit
- pupil dilationEye opening widening
- blood vessel dilation
- dilated eye examEye check using pupil-enlarging drops
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