AMPLIATION

An Illustrated Encyclopaedic Medical Dictionary · 1891 · p. 2

n. A?m-pli-a/shu%n. Lat., ampliatio (from ampliare, to increase). Fr., ampliation. Ger., Erweiterung. It, ampliazione. Sp., ampliacién. 1. Distension of a cavity (like that of the thorax or abdomen, from emphysema, effusion, or a tumor). [D, 79.] 2. Dilatation (as of the soft parts during OH [Auvard, “Gaz. hebd. de méd. et de chir.,” May 21, 1886, p. 339.]