Path. [mod.L., f. as next + ECTASIS.] Dilatation of the lymphatics.
1882. Quains Dict. Med., Lymphangiectasis, lymphatic varix, or varicose dilatation of lymphatic vessels.
1899. Allbutts Syst. Med., VI. 443. The dilatation of the lymphatics, or lymphangiectasis, may be very diffuse.
Hence Lymphangiectatic a. (In recent Dicts.)