ectasis

Questions about ectasis

What does ectasis mean?

ectasis means "dilatation or distension of a hollow organ".

How many syllables are in ectasis?

ectasis has 3 syllables and divides as ec-ta-sis under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for ectasis?

Close synonyms include ectasia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ectasis a common word?

ectasis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.