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Dilate meaning
To enlarge; to make bigger. | To become wider or larger; to expand. | To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to enlarge; with "on" or "upon".
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The experts revealed: "Elevated blood pressure can strain blood vessels, including those in the eyes, causing them to dilate and become more prominent.
This relaxation causes the vessels to dilate and increase blood flow to the penis, resulting in an erection.
Nitric oxide helps dilate (widen) blood vessels, potentially improving circulation of dietary nitric oxide that have been tested in clinical studies are beetroot, rocket and spinach.
Get your breathing right Breathing slowly and deeply really does help you relax, causing less tension in your muscles and allowing your cervix to dilate.
That’s when the ACE2 molecule comes in: to counteract the effects of ACE, causing blood vessels to dilate and lowering blood pressure.
The discussions were on COVID-19 and school reopening, and one of the sub-topics, which seriously caught my attention, and which I would also want to dilate on briefly, as a counsellor, is "Writing exams in a pandemic".
When something exciting happens to a person (like winning money) their pupils dilate.
Ninety minutes later, the students’ arteries were measured to test their ability to bounce back—or dilate—after being compressed by a blood pressure cuff.
The team from the University of Toledo in Ohio says it is urging the public to not use phones in the dark because this can dilate pupils and lead to even more harmful blue light entering our eyes.
As labour progresses, the cervix becomes softer and shorter, begins to dilate, and rotates to face anteriorly.
At low doses, nitroglycerin will dilate veins more than arteries, thereby reducing preload ; this is thought to be its primary mechanism of action.
During childbirth, the cervix must dilate to a diameter of more than convert to accommodate the head of the fetus as it descends from the uterus to the vagina.
Prostaglandins serve to dilate the afferent arteriole; by blocking this prostaglandin-mediated effect, particularly in renal failure, NSAIDs cause unopposed constriction of the afferent arteriole and decreased RPF (renal perfusion pressure).
The number of past vaginal deliveries is a strong factor in influencing how rapidly the cervix is able to dilate in labour.
The reverse occurs at high ambient temperatures, arterioles dilate to increase heat loss.
The stents dilate the ureters, which can facilitate instrumentation, and they also provide a clear landmark to aid in the visualization of the ureters and any associated stones on radiographic examinations.
When the arterial blood pressure rises the arterioles are stimulated to dilate making it easier for blood to leave the arteries, thus deflating them, and bringing the blood pressure down, back to normal.