On the other hand, the utmost degree of expansion of which the lungs are capable, exactly equals that degree in which the thoracic walls are Dilatable by the muscular effort; and, therefore, between the extremes of inspiration and expiration, the lungs still hold closely applied to the costal parietes.
"Surgical Anatomy"
Joseph Maclise
The length of the urethra varies at different ages and in different individuals, and its structure in the relaxed state is so very Dilatable that it is not possible to estimate the width of its canal with fixed accuracy.
"Surgical Anatomy"
Joseph Maclise
As a general rule, the urethra is much more Dilatable, and capable consequently of receiving an instrument of much larger bore in the aged than in the adult.
"Surgical Anatomy"
Joseph Maclise