dilates
Grows in diameter
Dilates is the third-person singular form of dilate, meaning to widen or expand.
Eyes dilate in low light as pupils open wider.
Blood vessels dilate to increase flow.
A speaker who dilates on a subject expands at length, often tediously: He dilated on his theories for an hour.
The medical sense dominates: The drug dilates the airways.
Becomes or makes broader
- expandsIncreases in volume
- enlargesIncreases dimensions of
- stretchesExtends or lengthens
- broadensIncreases in width
opens · spreads · extends · distends · unfolds · aperture · orifice · cervix
Increases in scope
- prolongsExtends the duration
- stretchesExtends or lengthens
- lengthensIncreases in extent
- elaboratesAdds detail and complexity
expatiates · amplifies · draws out · lingers · relativity
Eye's pigmented disc
- eyeOrgan of sight
- pupil responseEye's light adaptation mechanism
- miosisPupil narrowing response
- atropineAnticholinergic alkaloid medication
ophthalmology · retina · eyedrop · accommodation · photophobia · constriction · optometry · vision test
Tube conveying circulation
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
circulation · blood flow · nitric oxide · vasodilator · coronary · peripheral · smooth muscle · endothelium
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- effacementAct of erasing completely
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
endoscopy · stricture · stenosis · esophageal · urethral · tracheal · colonoscopy · speculum
widens
Becomes or makes broader
broadens · opens · spreads · extends · distends · unfolds · aperture · orifice · cervix · bronchi
extends
Increases in scope
elaborates · expatiates · amplifies · draws out · lingers · relativity
iris
Eye's pigmented disc
- eyeOrgan of sight
- pupil responseEye's light adaptation mechanism
- miosisPupil narrowing response
atropine · ophthalmology · retina · eyedrop · accommodation · photophobia · constriction · optometry · vision test
blood vessel
Tube conveying circulation
vasodilation · circulation · blood flow · nitric oxide · vasodilator · coronary · peripheral · smooth muscle · endothelium · vasoconstriction
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- effacementAct of erasing completely
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
stent · endoscopy · stricture · stenosis · esophageal · urethral · tracheal · colonoscopy · speculum
dilatesconstricts
Tightens by encircling pressure
contracts · narrows · shrinks · tightens · compresses
- 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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