Dilatation

1) The condition of an anatomical structure's being dilated beyond normal dimensions. 2) The presence of dilations in tissues or organs, usually attributable to a ...

dilate

Medical; Human genome

1) To enlarge, stretch, or cause to expand (dilate his pupils with atropine, the drug dilates peripheral arteries). 2) To become expanded or swollen (the cervix was dilating, ...

dilators

Health care; Sexual health

A series of increasingly thick rods made of plastic, metal, or absorbent natural fiber that are used to stretch open the cervix.

kinase

Health care; Genetic disorders

Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of phosphate groups from a high-energy phosphate-containing molecule (as ATP or ADP) to a substrate--called also phosphokinase.

hyperostosis

Health care; Genetic disorders

Increase in the mass of bone per unit volume.

type I skeletal muscle fibers

Health care; Genetic disorders

Skeletal muscle fibers having low myofibrillar ATPase activity, low glycogen content, and high myoglobin content, high mitochondrial oxidative enzyme activities, and an ...

pericardium

Health care; Genetic disorders

The fibroserous sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the great vessels.

fetus

Health care; Genetic disorders

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate especially after attaining the basic structural plan of its kind; specifically: a developing human from usually two months after conception to ...

myosin light chain

Health care; Genetic disorders

The smaller subunits of myosins that bind near the head groups of myosin heavy chains. The myosin light chains have a molecular weight of about 20 KDa and there are usually one ...