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What (who) is Distention - definition
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Distended; Distends; Distend; Distending; Distensions; Distension (disambiguation); Distention
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Distention
·noun Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
II. Distention ·noun The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs.
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Distension
Distension (spelled distention in many style regimens) generally refers to an enlargement, dilation, or ballooning effect. It may refer to:
- Abdominal distension, typically a symptom of an underlying disease or dysfunction in the body, rather than an illness in its own right
- Gastric distension, bloating of the stomach when air is pumped into it, as in a medical procedure
- Distention of blood vessels under increased blood pressure; see Compliance (physiology) § Blood vessels
