Editing Dilation (section)

==Physiology or medicine==
<!--* Dilation, according to the [[ICD-10-PCS]], is the expanding of an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part. The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice. This is accomplished by stretching a tubular body part using [[intraluminal pressure]] or by cutting part of the orifice or wall of the tubular body part. Examples would include [[percutaneous transluminal angioplasty]] or [[pyloromyotomy]].-->
* [[Cervical dilation]], the widening of the cervix in childbirth, miscarriage etc.
* [[Coronary dilation]], or coronary reflex
* [[Dilation and curettage]], the opening of the cervix and surgical removal of the contents of the uterus
* [[Dilation and evacuation]], the dilation of the cervix and evacuation of the contents of the uterus
* [[Esophageal dilation]], a procedure for widening a narrowed esophagus
* [[mydriasis|Pupillary dilation]] (also called mydriasis), the widening of the pupil of the eye
* [[Vasodilation]], the widening of luminal diameter in blood vessels