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distension
 
Noun distension has 2 senses
  1. distention, distension - the act of expanding by pressure from within
    --1 is a kind of expansion, enlargement
    Derived forms: verb distend3, verb distend1
  2. dilatation, distension, distention - the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
    --2 is a kind of physiological state, physiological condition
    --2 has particulars: tympanites; ectasia, ectasis; varicocele
    Derived forms: verb distend3, verb distend1
distdistillate distegrate distell distemper distend distended distends distensible distension distent distention disterb distibution distich disticntly distict distictive

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