DISTENTION

distention, distension

(noun) the act of expanding by pressure from within

dilatation, distension, distention

(noun) the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

distention (countable and uncountable, plural distentions)

The act of distending.

Anagrams

• dentitions, tendonitis

Source: Wiktionary

Dis*ten"tion, n. Etym: [L. distentio: cf. F. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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