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Answer for the clue "Dilatation or distension of a hollow organ ", 7 letters:
ectasia

Word definitions for ectasia in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ectasia , also called ectasis , is dilation or distention of a tubular structure, either normal or pathophysiologic , but usually the latter (except in atelectasis , where absence of ectasis is the problem).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) ectasis

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. dilatation or distension of a hollow organ [syn: ectasis ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ectasia \Ec*ta"si*a\, n. [NL. See Ectasis .] (Med.) A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal. [1913 Webster] ||