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Distension

Distension Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Distension? [n] the act of expanding by pressure from within [n] the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions Synonyms \| Synonyms for Distension: dilatation \| distention Related Terms \| Find terms related to Distension: bloat \| bloatedness \| bloating \| blowing up \| boil \| breaking point \| bump \| bunion \| carbuncle \| corn \| cyst \| diastole \| dilatation \| dilation \| dropsy \| edema \| extension \| extreme tension \| flatulence \| flatulency \| flatus \| furuncle \| gassiness \| inflation \| intumescence \| lump \| meteorism \| overdistension \| overdrawing \| overexpansion \| overextension \| overstrain \| overstraining \| overstretching \| pimple \| pock \| puff \| puffiness \| puffing \| pustule \| rising \| sebaceous cyst \| snapping point \| strain \| straining \| stretch \| stretching \| swell \| swellage \| swelling \| swollenness \| tension \| tumefaction \| tumescence \| tumidity \| tumidness \| tumor \| turgescence \| turgescency \| turgidity \| turgidness \| tympanism \| tympany \| wen \| windiness See Also \| ectasia \| ectasis \| enlargement \| expansion \| physiological condition \| physiological state \| varicocele Distension In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*ten"sion\, n. Same as {Distention}.

Distension Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Distension?

[n] the act of expanding by pressure from within
[n] the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions

Synonyms | Synonyms for Distension: dilatation | distention

Distension In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*ten"sion\, n.
Same as {Distention}.

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