ectatic in English
adjective
of the lengthening of a short syllable
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1. Keratoconus is a progressive, ectatic disease of the cornea leading to thinning and highly irregular astigmatism.
2. A threshold diameter of 2.6 cm for defining AAAs in a screening programme is recommended and ectatic Aortas detected …
3. One-third of patients undergoing AAA screening will have ectatic Aortas (2.6-2.9 cm) and at least 13% of these will expand to a size of >or= 5.0 cm over a follow-up of 4-14 years