Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of distending or the state of being distended.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
distention .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
distention .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
distending .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
- noun the act of expanding by pressure from within
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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During this first seventy-two hours, she does not pass urine and her bladder distension only worsens, so I press a needle into her abdomen just above the pubic bone.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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During this first seventy-two hours, she does not pass urine and her bladder distension only worsens, so I press a needle into her abdomen just above the pubic bone.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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We especially feel the distension of the women's faces, arms and hand muscles.
G. Roger Denson: "Old," "Crazy" and "Hysterical." Is That All There Is? G. Roger Denson 2011
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As a bloated corpse swells and its distended belly explodes, sending guts flying and Booth retching, Bones does a happy dance: You rarely get to actually see a body rupture from distension.
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It was at that point that his abdomen expanded, little by little, darkening toward blackness as the distension increased.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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It was at that point that his abdomen expanded, little by little, darkening toward blackness as the distension increased.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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These can help decrease distension of the stomach.
Leo Galland, M.D.: Acid Reflux: The Truth Behind Heartburn 2010
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When you eat a lot at one time it causes stomach distension, which triggers relaxation of the LES.
Leo Galland, M.D.: Acid Reflux: The Truth Behind Heartburn 2010
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Inflammation—a red, hot, painful distension—was attributed to an overabundance of blood.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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(He looks off in to the distension of the hormone.)
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