English Explanatory Dictionary

distension

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of distending.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈtɛnʃən/

Word forms

distension distensions distention

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French; cf. Latin distentio.

Derived words

hydrodistension hyperdistension overdistension

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