Words Like DISTENTION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to DISTENTION.

8 Alternative Words Similar to distention

1 Dilatation Noun      Synonym Words Like Dilatation
2 Distension Noun      Synonym Words Like Distension
3 Enlargement Noun      Synonym Words Like Enlargement
4 Expansion Noun      Synonym Words Like Expansion
5 Tympanites Noun      Hyponym
6 Varicocele Noun      Hyponym
7 Ectasis Noun      Hyponym
8 Ectasia Noun      Hyponym

1 examples of distention

1 the distention of the lungs

8 definitions of distention

1 The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended.
2 Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
3 the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
4 the act of expanding by pressure from within
5 The act of distending or the state of being distended.
6 The act of distending, or the state of being distended; dilatation; a stretching in all directions; inflation: as, the distention of the lungs or stomach.
7 A stretching in any direction; extension.
8 The act of distending.
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