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ectasis

/ˈɛktəsɪs/

ectasis noun: the dilation or distention of a hollow or tubular part of the body, typically due to disease or injury.

Noun

ectasis (countable and uncountable, plural ectases)

  1. The dilation or distention of a hollow or tubular part of the body, typically due to disease or injury.
  2. The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.

ectasis meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

ectasis in Tamil

குழல் அல்லது நாள விரிவு, தளர்தல், தளர்வு, நீளல்

ectasis in Indonesian

dilatation
ektasia

Synonyms of ectasis

Forms of ectasis

pluralectases

Origin of ectasis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis).

Words formed from ectasis

Questions about ectasis

What does ectasis mean?
Ectasis means the dilation or distention of a hollow or tubular part of the body, typically due to disease or injury.
What is ectasis in Tamil?
Ectasis in Tamil is குழல் அல்லது நாள விரிவு, தளர்தல், தளர்வு. See Ectasis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ectasis?
Ectasis is a noun.
How do you pronounce ectasis?
Ectasis is pronounced /ˈɛktəsɪs/.
What is the plural of ectasis?
The plural of ectasis is ectases.

Words near ectasis in the dictionary

  1. ectaras
  2. ectases
  3. ectasia
  4. Ectasian
  5. ectasias
  6. ectasis
  7. ectatic
  8. ectatommine
  9. ectatommines
  10. ectaxonic
  11. ectendomycorrhiza

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ectasis (page history and authors); ectasis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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