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distensible
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.dis•ten•si•ble (dɪˈstɛn sə bəl)
adj. capable of being distended. [1820–30; < Latin distēns(us), past participle of distendere to distend + -ible] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | distensible - capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand; "the stomach is a distensible organ"expansive - able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire" |
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