distention

also n.
The act of distending or the state of being distended.

[Middle English distensioun, from Old French, from Latin distēnsiō, distēnsiōn-, alteration of distentiō, from distentus, past participle of distendere, to distend. See distend.]

n

A state of dilation.

The state of being distended, or stretched out or enlarged; the act of distending. For individual local distentions see the location, e.g. abomasal distention.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - udspiling, opsvulmen

Français (French)
n. - distension, dilatation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausdehnung, Aufblähung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διαστολή, διάταση, τέντωμα, εξοίδηση, διόγκωση

Italiano (Italian)
dilatazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - distensão (f)

Русский (Russian)
расширение, растяжение

Español (Spanish)
n. - distensión, hinchazón, dilatación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utvidgning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
膨胀, 延伸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 膨脹, 延伸

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 넓힘

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 膨脹

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התנפחות‬

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