dilation

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Caffeine temporarily shrinks blood vessels and less dilation means less visible swelling.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Not only do we tend to mirror each other’s movements, postures, facial expressions and gestures; we also uncannily sync up our heart rates, blood pressure, pupil dilation and hormonal activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Time itself passes differently at such distances -- a phenomenon known as cosmological time dilation.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

According to the complaint, the patient reported to Brock’s office in September 2018 for a dilation and curettage to remove remaining tissues from her uterus.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

“But not to the physical stimulus; you’re not measuring dilation, for instance. It’ll be to the verbal questions; what we call a flinch reaction.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick