National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Dilate
Synonyms

Dilate

Dilation

dilate

Definitions

The act of expanding an aperture.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28023

ALT_DEFINITION

To widen or enlarge an opening or hollow structure beyond its usual size, such as the pupil of the eye or a blood vessel.

code

C28023

DEFINITION

The act of expanding an aperture.

FULL_SYN

Dilate

Dilation

dilate

label

Dilate

Legacy Concept Name

Dilate

Preferred_Name

Dilate

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C28023

Semantic_Type

Activity

UMLS_CUI

C1322279

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C25404

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