- dis|ten|tion
- dis|ten|tion «dihs TEHN shuhn», noun.1. the act of distending.2. the state of being distended.
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dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… … English syllables
distention — dis·ten·tion … English syllables
distension — dis·ten·sion or dis·ten·tion dis ten chən n the act of distending or the state of being distended esp. unduly or abnormally <no noticeable distension of the abdomen (Benjamin Spock)> … Medical dictionary
distention — dis•ten•tion or dis•ten•sion [[t]dɪˈstɛn ʃən[/t]] n. the act of distending or the state of being distended • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L … From formal English to slang
overdistension — over·dis·ten·sion or over·dis·ten·tion dis ten chən n excessive distension <gastric overdistension> <overdistension of the alveoli> over·dis·tend·ed dis ten dəd adj … Medical 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
hyperdistention — Extreme distention. SYN: superdistention. * * * hy·per·dis·ten·tion (hi″pər dis tenґshən) excessive distention … Medical dictionary
superdistention — SYN: hyperdistention. * * * su·per·dis·ten·tion (soo″pər dis tenґshən) excessive distention … Medical dictionary
