expansile

American  

[ik-span-sil, -sahyl] / ɪkˈspæn sɪl, -saɪl /

adjective

1. capable of expanding; such as to expand.

2. pertaining to expansion.

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expansile British  

/ ɪkˈspænsaɪl /

adjective

1. able to expand or cause expansion

2. of or relating to expansion

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Other Word Forms

• nonexpansile adjective

Etymology

Origin of expansile

First recorded in 1720–30; expans(ion) + -ile

Example Sentences

The pulsation is of an expansile character, which is detected by observing that when both hands are placed over the swelling they are separated with each beat of the heart.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Hollow metallic bodies presenting an opening toward the observer may be removed with a grooved expansile forceps as shown in Figs 23 and 25, or its edge may be grasped by the regular side-grasping forceps.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Cystic tumours and abscesses in the neck are sometimes more difficult to differentiate on account of the apparently expansile character of the pulsation transmitted to them.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

There was well-marked expansile pulsation, purring thrill along the jugular vein and over the tumour, and loud machinery murmur widely diffused along the whole neck and into the thorax.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

The progress of natural cure is indicated by the aneurysm becoming smaller, firmer, less expansile, and less compressible; the murmur and thrill diminish and the pressure effects become less marked.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis