distension

See also: distensión

English

Alternative forms

distention

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French; cf. Latin distentio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪsˈtɛnʃən/

Noun

distension (countable and uncountable, plural distensions)

The act of distending.

Translations

the act or occasion of distending or swelling

Hungarian: felfúvódás

Maori: koeketanga, rerena (of stomach)

Anagrams

dissention, tendinosis

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