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Webster 1913 Edition
Distention
Dis-ten′tion
,Noun.
[L.
distentio
: cf. F. distension
.] 1.
The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended;
as, the
. distention
of the lungs2.
Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
Webster 1828 Edition
Distention
DISTENTION
,Noun.
1.
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 or bowels.2.
Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.3.
An opening, spreading or divarication; as the distention of the legs.Definition 2024
distention
distention
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Noun
distention (countable and uncountable, plural distentions)
- The act of distending.