Dilate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

Dilate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /daɪˈleɪt/ (verb) Definition to expand and grow wider or larger, enlarge, widen, expatiate, amplify, distend, expound, elaborate Example Sometimes your pupils can dilate without any change in the light. The medical term for it is mydriasis. Medicines, injuries, and diseases can all cause this eye condition. Pressure that builds inside your brain after a head injury, stroke, or tumor can damage the muscles in your iris that normally make your pupils open and close. One or both of your pupils can become fixed in the dilated position and can’t react to light. If that happens, you ...