How to Use dilation in a Sentence

dilation

noun

• This means that the pain occurs due to the dilation and swelling of blood vessels.
  — Carla Delgado, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
• This helps the dilation of the uterus at the time of delivery and reduces bleeding.
  — Madeeha Ahmed, Smithsonian, 6 Feb. 2017
• This helps the dilation of the uterus at the time of delivery and reduces bleeding.
  — Madeeha Ahmed, Smithsonian, 6 Feb. 2017
• This blood vessel dilation explains why your ears get red and painful in the cold.
  — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
• Use one time-dilation, one Force-pull, and one strong attack, and... that's it for at least 10 seconds.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2019
• The chairs — which are still used by UHealth — track eye movements and pupil dilation to help detect brain injury.
  — Samantha J. Gross, miamiherald, 23 July 2017
• Pupil dilation is even used by the FBI to detect deception.
  — Jason S. Tsukahara, Scientific American, 2 June 2021
• Scientists used to think that the actual pain of migraines was from the dilation of blood vessels.
  — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2021
• The receptors control constriction and dilation in the smooth muscle fibers in the walls of these blood vessels.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
• Red eyes are often observed due to the dilation of blood vessels in the eyes caused by delta-8's psychoactive effects.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2023
• As the images flashed across a white background, researchers used an infrared eye tracker to measure the dilation of the babies’ pupils.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 1 Nov. 2017
• These standard tests required pupil dilation, which required one of two things.
  — Gayle Carline, Orange County Register, 6 Jan. 2017
• Once one of these three methods is performed, the dilation and evacuation procedure can then be used, the state said.
  — Bill Rankin, ajc, 25 May 2018
• If the embryo was no longer viable or if my health was at grave risk, Dr. Park would be willing to perform a D&C (dilation and curettage procedure).
  — Leslie Kendall Dye, SELF, 20 June 2017
• First, she would be given medication to induce dilation, and sent to her hotel room to wait.
  — New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022
• The blood vessels on the surface of the brain dilate in an attempt to transport the acidity away from the sensitive neurons; this dilation causes a headache.
  — Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020
• The laws include a ban on a procedure known as dilation and evacuation.
  — Andrew Demillo, The Seattle Times, 29 July 2017
• That’s enough to deduce details about a user’s eyes, including the direction of their gaze, their eye position in relation to the screen, and the dilation of their pupils.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023
• The law deals with a certain type of dilation and evacuation, or D&E, procedure.
  — John Hanna, ajc, 27 Mar. 2023
• Under the law, doctors who perform dilation and evacuation abortions could face felony charges with penalties of up to six years in prison.
  — CBS News, 28 June 2019
• Surgery was one way to do that, with a specialized procedure known as a dilation and evacuation.
  — Josh Replogle, CNN, 5 Dec. 2021
• Clark explained that the swelling is due to an increase in hormones during pregnancy, which causes basal dilation.
  — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2022
• This occurs due to blood vessel dilation caused by the compound's interaction with receptors in the eye.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
• With the help of an infrared eye tracker, the study authors found that people who had a stronger sense of rushing into a tunnel experienced greater pupil dilation.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2022
• Was the dilation a result of all the physical activity?
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2023
• Should the new law be implemented, doctors who perform dilation and evacuation abortions could face up to six years in prison as well as felony charges.
  — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 30 June 2019
• Tiny changes of less than half a degree in the lattice twist (rotation and dilation) can have significant effects on these patterns.
  — Adrienne Bernhard, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2023
• The ruling stemmed from a 2015 case challenging a Kansas law that aimed to largely ban dilation and evacuation, a method used in most second-trimester abortions.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 July 2022
• The other law was the first of its kind in the nation when enacted in 2015 and deals with a certain type of dilation and evacuation, or D&E, procedure performed during the second trimester.
  — CBS News, 5 July 2024
• Esophageal dilation: This procedure stretches or dilates narrowed esophagus areas, relieving pain and difficulty swallowing.
  — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 13 July 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024