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

Isiekwe returned to the England squad and Test action after having open-heart surgery to fix a dilated aorta in September 2022.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

After she was released, she went to the hospital where doctors told her she had already dilated two centimeters.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 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

His eyes are like black pools, the pupils dilated so that the blue irises have all but vanished.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins