ectasia vs ectasis what difference
what is difference between ectasia and ectasis
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis), from ἐκτείνω (ekteínō, “I stretch out”) + -σῐς (-sis), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛkˈteɪzjə/
Noun
ectasia (plural ectasias)
- (medicine) Ectasis.
Derived terms
- angioectasia
- dolichoectasia
- gastrectasia
- keratectasia
Italian
Noun
ectasia f (plural ectasie)
- (medicine) ectasis
Anagrams
- asciate, cestaia
Spanish
Noun
ectasia f (plural ectasias)
- (medicine) ectasis
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛktəsɨs/
Noun
ectasis (countable and uncountable, plural ectases)
- (medicine) dilatation: for example, bronchiectasis, which refers to a pathologic dilatation of the bronchi of the lung.
- (phonology) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.
Synonyms
- ectasia
Translations
Anagrams
- Stacies, Tessica, ascites
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