dilation
The act of dilating.
Other meanings
State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊕) that usually uses a structuring element for probing and expanding the shapes contained in the input image.
Related words
- arteriodilation
- bronchodilation
- dilational
- hyperdilation
- overdilation
- postdilation
- redilation
- underdilation
- vasodilation
- venodilation
- nipple-dilation
- dilation and curettage
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