dilate on/upon something

dilate | American Dictionary

dilate
verb[ I/T ]
 esp. medicalus/dɑɪˈleɪt, ˈdɑɪ·leɪt/
to become or make something, esp. an opening, wider or more open:
[ T ]The doctor put drops in my eyes to dilate the pupils.

Examples of dilate

dilate
The interatrial communication was noted to be small and the ascending aorta was dilated, measuring 35 mm in diameter.
The third triplet, however, had 'absent pulmonary valve syndrome', with grossly dilated pulmonary arteries.
The timing of its measurement should be standardized in regard to selection of the appropriate sized balloons for dilating stenotic pulmonary valves.
There is no auto regulation, and the vessels are essentially maximally dilated in the resting state with very low baseline resistance.
So dilating upon offstage is to be 'then and there'; thus it is a foreign tongue; a language with an unknown grammar.
In acute angle-closure glaucoma the trabecular meshwork is obstructed by the iris as it dilates, resulting in a rapid pressure rise, pain and decreased vision.
Recurrences of stenoses in previously dilated pathways, and new stenoses in previously unobstructed pathways, are commonly seen at follow-up.
Pupils were dilated with topical atropine sulfate (2%) and the nictitating membranes were retracted with phenylephrine hydrochloride (10%).
A longitudinal pulmonary arteriotomy was made on the anterior wall of the aneurysmally dilated right and left pulmonary arteries.
In any case, several pathological changes such as infiltration of inflammatory cells and dilated blood vessels are immunopathological effects.
For refraction, both eyes were dilated with 1-3 drops of 2.5% phenylephrine hydrochloride and 3 drops of 0.5% or 1% cyclopentolate.
The left atrium received all four pulmonary veins, the wall was hypertrophied and the chamber dilated.
The prebypass echocardiogram in both cases revealed a markedly dilated right atrium and ventricle with a diminutive left ventricle.
We mention as a general fact that dilating maps are analyzed via inverse branches considered through contracting transfer operators.
Older age at diagnosis and the presence of arrhythmia were the only predictors of a poor outcome in pediatric patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
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