ectasia

Meaning

Synonym of ectasis

Synonyms

ectasis

distention

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛkˈteɪzjə/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔκτασις (éktasis), from ἐκτείνω (ekteínō, “I stretch out”) + -σῐς (-sis), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τείνω (teínō, “I stretch”).