distension

See also: distensión

English

Alternative forms

distention

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French; cf. Latin distentio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪsˈtɛnʃən/

Noun

distension (countable and uncountable, plural distensions)

The act of distending.

Translations

the act or occasion of distending or swelling

Bulgarian: разтегляне (bg) n (raztegljane), разширение (bg) n (razširenie)
Greek: διάταση (el) f (diátasi), διαστολή (el) f (diastolí)
Hungarian: felfúvódás (hu), puffadás (hu), felpuffadás (hu)
Maori: koeketanga, rerena (of stomach)
Ukrainian: розтягнення n (roztjahnennja), розширення n (rozšyrennja)

Anagrams

dissention, tendinosis

French

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

distension f (plural distensions)

distension

Further reading

“distension”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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