出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2024/11/17 16:40 UTC 版)
From Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis), from ἐκτείνω (ekteínō, “I stretch out”) + -σῐς (-sis), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/11 10:19 UTC 版)
Dilation or distention of a tubular structure. It occurs as part of a pathophysiological process.