distension

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

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

Anagrams

• dissention, tendinosis

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

distension f (plural distensions)

1. distension

Further reading

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