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Dilation

Dilation (or dilatation) may refer to:

Physiology or medicine

Pupillary dilation, dilation of the pupil of the eye
Cervical dilation, the widening of the cervix in childbirth, miscarriage etc.
Dilation and curettage, the opening of the cervix and surgical removal of the contents of the uterus
Dilation and evacuation, the dilation of the cervix and evacuation of the contents of the uterus
Esophageal dilatation, a procedure for widening a narrowed esophagus
Vasodilation, the widening of luminal diameter in blood vessels