Meaning of DISTENSION
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- [n] the act of expanding by pressure from within
- [n] the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
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DISTENSION is a 10 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | dilatation, distention |
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| | See Also: | | ectasia, ectasis, enlargement, expansion, physiological condition, physiological state, varicocele | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*ten"sion\, n.
Same as {Distention}.
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| | Related Terms: | | bloat, bloatedness, bloating, blowing up, boil, breaking point, bump, bunion, carbuncle, corn, cyst, diastole, dilatation, dilation, dropsy, edema, extension, extreme tension, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, furuncle, gassiness, inflation, intumescence, lump, meteorism, overdistension, overdrawing, overexpansion, overextension, overstrain, overstraining, overstretching, pimple, pock, puff, puffiness, puffing, pustule, rising, sebaceous cyst, snapping point, strain, straining, stretch, stretching, swell, swellage, swelling, swollenness, tension, tumefaction, tumescence, tumidity, tumidness, tumor, turgescence, turgescency, turgidity, turgidness, tympanism, tympany, wen, windiness |
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