dilated

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About 35 minutes in, Lamphere’s vitals started spiking; her heart rate quickened, she grew hot, her pupils dilated, she began grinding her teeth.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

Then he looked into his eyes, which appeared dilated, and saw that his face was purple.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

"The doctor in the ring said her pupils were fixed and dilated when he saw her first and already there was a chance that brain damage had occurred," Weiler, now a professor, said.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025

Importantly, the researchers also developed a polygenic risk score to assess a person's likelihood of developing dilated cardiomyopathy based on the many small effects of these genes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

He spoke almost gaily, but Dandelion could see his dilated eyes and the slight trembling of his front paws.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams