dilation
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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.
This is important because insulin-assisted dilation helps move glucose from the bloodstream into body tissues, lowering blood sugar after meals.
From Science Daily
Time itself passes differently at such distances -- a phenomenon known as cosmological time dilation.
From Science Daily
Caffeine has a time dilation on it so it could be hours that I’m in there or 30 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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