ectasis

See also: éctasis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛktəsɪs/

Noun

ectasis (countable and uncountable, plural ectases)

  1. (medicine) dilatation: for example, bronchiectasis, which refers to a pathologic dilatation of the bronchi of the lung.
  2. (phonology) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.

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