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from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
distensible .
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This was considered a blood effusion; it was not obviously distensile, and pulsation was very slight.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre George Henry Makins
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