| dilate |
To widen or enlarge an opening or hollow structure beyond its usual size, such as the pupil of the eye or a blood vessel.
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| dilation |
An opening up of the cervix during labor; also called dilatation.
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| dilation and curettage |
A surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the inner uterine lining scraped with a metal curette; sometimes used as an abortion procedure during the second trimester. 402
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| dilation and evacuation |
A second trimester abortion procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the fetus removed with a combination of forceps and vacuum aspiration. 402
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| diluent |
(Physical form) An edible substance used to mix with and reduce the concentrate of nutrients and/or additives to make them more acceptable to animals, safer to use, and more capable of being mixed uniformly in a feed. (It may also be a carrier) (AAFCO, 2000).
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