distention
n.
stretching, extension, swelling, expanding
Distention
distention
Noun
1. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
(synonym) dilatation, distension
(hypernym) physiological state, physiological condition
(hyponym) tympanites
2. the act of expanding by pressure from within
(synonym) distension
(hypernym) expansion, enlargement
(derivation) distend
Distention
(n.)
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.
(n.)
Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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distension
n.
تناؤ, فراخي, پھيلاؤ, بستار, چوڑاؤ, چوڑان, بساط