Look up: distention

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   distention
   [n] - the act of expanding by pressure from within
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   Distention
   swelling, enlargement, or stretching
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   Distention
   An excess expansion of a tissue or organ, either from inflammation, injury or, as in the Bean Syndrome, gas.
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   Distention
   Distention: The state of being distended, enlarged, swollen from internal pressure. For example, on inhalation there is distention of the lungs due to the increased air pressure within the lungs. The word 'distention' comes from a Latin root 'tendere,' to extend. The word 'tendon' comes from the same root.
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   Distention
   Dis·ten'tion noun [ Latin distentio : confer French distension .] 1. The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs. 2. Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
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   distention
   The state of being distended or enlarged, the act of distending. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   distention
   distension noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
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   distention
   (dis-ten´shәn) the state of being distended, stretched out, or enlarged. the act of distending.
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   Distention
   • (n.) Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended. • (n.) The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs.
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    distention
    the state of being distended or enlarged; the act of distending.
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    distention
    distention A distending or being distended; inflation; expansion; stretching.
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    distention
    The act or state of being distended or stretched. See Also: dilation [L. dis-tendo, to stretch apart]
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