distension
See also: distensión
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle French; cf. Latin distentio.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdistension (countable and uncountable, plural distensions)
- The act of distending.
Translations
editthe act or occasion of distending or swelling
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editFrench
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Noun
editdistension f (plural distensions)
Further reading
edit- “distension”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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