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Definition of Distension
1. Noun. The act of expanding by pressure from within.
Generic synonyms: Enlargement, Expansion
Derivative terms: Distend, Distend, Distend, Distend, Distend
2. Noun. The state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions.
Generic synonyms: Physical Condition, Physiological Condition, Physiological State
Specialized synonyms: Tympanites, Ectasia, Ectasis, Varicocele
Derivative terms: Dilate, Distend, Distend
Definition of Distension
1. n. Same as Distention.
Definition of Distension
1. Noun. The act of distending. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Distension
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Distension
1. The act or state of being distended or stretched. See: dilation. Origin: L. Dis-tendo, to stretch apart (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Distension
Literary usage of Distension
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Venereal Disease by John Hunter, Ph. Ricord, Freeman Josiah Bumstead (1859)
"Of the distension of the Ureters. It sometimes happens that the irritation from
the distension of the bladder, and the difficulty in throwing out its ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1858)
"On Painful distension of the Vagina after the Birth of the Child. ... It arises
from distension of the vagina, either by accumulated coagula, ..."
3. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1855)
"Dr. Gairdner has suggested, aa another cause for cardiac distension, the expanding
force of inspiration, when the lung is diminished in capacity, ..."
4. The Lancet (1898)
"The distension mainly concerned the descending colon and sigmoid ... distension of
the colon and obstinate constipation have been noticed practically from ..."
5. A System of Midwifery: Including the Diseases of Pregnancy and the Puerperal by William Leishman (1876)
"Of these the more important are hydrocephalus, fluid distension of the great
cavities of the trunk, and tumours of various kinds springing from its external ..."
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