1) Dilatation 2) Distension 3) Ectasia 4) Ectasis 5) Tympanites 6) Tympanitic 7) Varicocele
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1) Dilatation 2) Distension 3) French word used in English 4) Physiological condition 5) Physiological state
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• (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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the state of being distended or enlarged; the act of distending.
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The state of being distended or enlarged, the act of distending. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(dis-ten´shәn) the state of being distended, stretched out, or enlarged. the act of distending.
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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 dist...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dis-ten′shŭn Definitions: 1. The act or state of being distended or stretched.
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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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An excess expansion of a tissue or organ, either from inflammation, injury or, as in the Bean Syndrome, gas.
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n] - the act of expanding by pressure from within
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distention A distending or being distended; inflation; expansion; stretching.
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swelling, enlargement, or stretching
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distension noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
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Swelling or bloating of any part of the body like the abdomen.
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the act of distending or the state of being distended.
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swelling or bloating, usually referring to the abdomen.
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the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
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