Term: alveolar ectasia: abnormal enlargement of the air sacs in the lungs
Broader: ectasia: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ | Unrelated: capture: a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
Broader: ectasia: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ | Unrelated: creme de fraise: strawberry-flavored liqueur
Broader: ectasia: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ | Unrelated: nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor: an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs
Broader: ectasia: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ | Unrelated: rhetorical device: a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
Broader: ectasia: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ | Unrelated: united states trade representative: the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade
Broader: ectasia: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ | Unrelated: dog paddle: an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog
Broader: ectasia: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ | Unrelated: cookstove: a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove)
Broader: ectasia: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ | Unrelated: litmus: a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator
Broader: ectasia: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ | Unrelated: exposition: a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
Broader: ectasia: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ | Unrelated: linguist: a person who speaks more than one language