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)

1. The act of distending.

Translations

the act or occasion of distending or swelling

• Greek: διάταση (el) f (diátasi), διαστολή (el) f (diastolí)
• Hungarian: felfúvódás, puffadás (hu), felpuffadás (hu)

• Maori: koeketanga, rerena (of stomach)

Anagrams

• dissention, tendinosis