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distensibility
dis·tend D0292400 (dĭ-stĕnd′)v. dis·tend·ed, dis·tend·ing, dis·tends v.intr. To swell out or expand, especially from internal pressure: The puppies ate until their stomachs distended.v.tr. To cause to expand, especially from internal pressure; dilate: Fluid distends a blister. [Middle English distenden, from Latin distendere : dis-, dis- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] dis·ten′si·ble (dĭ-stĕn′sə-bəl) adj.dis·ten′si·bil′i·ty n.Translationsdistensibility
dis·ten·si·bil·i·ty (dis-ten'si-bil'i-tē), The capability of being distended or stretched. [L. dis- tendo, to stretch apart] distensibility (dĭs-tĕn″sĭ-bĭl′ĭ-tē) The ability to become distended.ThesaurusSeedistensible |