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View usage for: (dɪstenʃən) also distention uncountable nounDistension is abnormal swelling in a person's or animal's body. [medicine]Synonyms: swelling, spread, inflation, expansion More Synonyms of distension Examples of 'distension' in a sentencedistension My stomach is agonised with a terrible wrenching distension.Yet, for abdominal distension, this figure was more than twice as high.It is possessed of a power that must go beyond a mere fascination with its extraordinary distension of form. Additional synonymsthe constriction and dilation of blood vessels Synonyms enlargement, increase, spread, expansion, extension, broadening, dilatation, distensionThere is insufficient space for the enlargement of the buildings. Synonyms expansion, increase, development, growth, spread, inflation, extension, swelling, unfolding, expanse, diffusion, unfurling, opening out, intensification, magnification, multiplication, amplification, elongation, augmentation, dilatation, distensionDefinition the act of expanding Slow breathing allows for full expansion of the lungs. Synonyms enlargement, inflation, increase, growth, swelling, unfolding, expanse, unfurling, opening out, distensionNearby words ofdistension - distasteful
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