2. Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
distention — Distention. s. f. Terme de Chirurgie. Il ne se dit qu en parlant des nerfs qui sont trop tendus. Distention de nerfs … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
distention — index extension (expansion), growth (increase), stress (strain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
distention — also distension, early 15c., from M.Fr. distension and directly from L. distensionem (nom. distensio, distentio), noun of action from pp. stem of distendere (see DISTEND (Cf. distend)) … Etymology dictionary
distention — or distension [disten′shən] n. [L distentio] a distending or being distended; inflation; expansion … English World dictionary
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 … Medical dictionary
distention — noun 1. the act of expanding by pressure from within • Syn: ↑distension • Derivationally related forms: ↑distend (for: ↑distension), ↑distend • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
distention — /di sten sheuhn/, n. the act of distending or the state of being distended. Also, distension. [1375 1425; late ME distensioun < L distention (s. of distentio), equiv. to distent(us) DISTENT + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
distention — noun see distension … New Collegiate Dictionary
distention — noun /dɪsˈtɛnʃən/ The act of distending … Wiktionary
distention — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. inflation, expansion, enlargement, bloating; see bulge , increase 1 … English dictionary for students
