dilatated
Dilatated is an adjective meaning widened, enlarged, or stretched beyond normal size. It is used in anatomical and medical contexts to describe a lumen, vessel, organ, or opening that has become dilated. The word derives from the Latin dilatatus, the past participle of dilatare, meaning to widen.
In medical language, the process is called dilatation or dilation, and the result is a structure that
Examples of usage include a pupil that is dilatated (more commonly described today as dilated) by mydriatic
In non-medical contexts, dilatation describes the general act or result of widening. The modern, widely used