ectasis
See also: éctasis
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.