‖ ectasia Pathol.
(ɛkˈteɪzɪə)
[mod.L., as if a. Gr. *ἐκτασία, f. as next, on the analogy of ἀναισθησία, etc.]
A dilatation. A synonym of aneurism. (Syd. Soc. Lex.)
| 1876 tr. Wagner's Gen. Pathol. 599 Bronchial ectasias with intact or ulcerated mucous membrane. |